Rolls-Royce workers secure 10% pay rise and £2,000 bonus

Union hails top-notch' deal for 1,200 employees at Goodwood site, as Wincanton drivers agree increase of between 20% and 37%

The luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce and the logistics company Wincanton have both given workers in the UK above-inflation pay rises, averting threatened industrial action.

About 1,200 workers at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars factory in Goodwood, West Sussex, will receive an increase of 10%, plus a 2,000 bonus. Together, the increase will be worth up to an extra 18% for 2023.