GMB met with Biffa to discuss pay for 2025/26.  The initial pay offer from the company has been significantly improved for Biffa Municipal employees through our negotiations from an initial offer proposal of 2.5% to a final offer of 3.6%. This is above the current RPI rate of 3.4%. In addition, a one-off cash payment of £250 was negotiated for employees who are on the Biffa Minimum Wage and who are employed on the 31st May 2025.

The company have confirmed that the back pay will be back dated to the April 2025 anniversary date.

The company’s final offer is as follows below:

• Rates of pay to increase by 3.6% with effect from 1st April 2025
• Biffa Minimum Wage will increase to £12.40ph with effect from 1st April 2025 which applies to all employees
• A one-off cash payment of £250 will be made to those employees who are on the Biffa Minimum Wage and who are employed on the 31st May 2025

Please vote now on this pay offer.  The ballot closes at 12noon on Friday 30th May 2025.

Please note that we are only asking for your membership number for verification - to make sure only eligible members can vote and nobody can vote more than once.