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Unite members employed in staff grades at Glen Dimplex in Portadown have voted overwhelmingly to accept a significantly improved pay offer from management. The decision ends an ongoing pay dispute which has seen workers take four days of strike action in recent weeks.

The pay deal provides a consolidated uplift of £2,330 to all staff grades – worth between six and eight per cent to most workers – and will be paid over an 18 month period. This represents a considerable advance on the previous management offer of £1,825, worth between 4.5 and six per cent. Under the terms of the deal, workers paid below £30k a year will have a pay and grading review – with any increase arising backdated to the beginning of October 2025. Continue reading →