HUNDREDS of workers for Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN) have secured a minimum 5.5 per cent pay rise in a two-year deal following the rejection of the company’s first offer, Unison announced today.

The second year will also see all staff receive a rise of 1.5 per cent plus consumer price index inflation in March 2025, with an agreed range from 3.5 to 5 per cent.

Some will receive an additional increase depending on grading and where they are on the pay matrix under the deal, accepted by 72 per cent of Unite members.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This win has shown once again that it pays to be in a union.”

The union’s industrial officer Esther O’Hara added the settlement was delivered following “the tenacity of our members in staying firm in seeking an improvement.

“SPEN workers have made it clear that if you want better jobs, pay and conditions then join Unite.”