Representatives of Fórsa’s Aer Lingus Cabin Crew branch and unions officials are to meet with the airline’s new executive director of employee engagement this week, ahead of the branch’s consideration of a ballot on a new three-year pay proposal brokered at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

The new pay proposal provides for a series of pay increases between now and 2025, worth just over 10% during the lifetime of the deal. Siptu members at the airline have already backed the deal, with 57% of voting in favour.

The proposed pay increases would be scheduled as follows:

• 2% or €640, whichever is the greater, with effect from January 1, 2023
• 1.75% or €560, whichever is the greater, with effect from July 1, 2023
• 3.5% or €1,120, whichever is the greater, with effect from January 1, 2024
• 3% or €960, whichever is the greater, with effect from January 1, 2025

The branch has hosted a number of webinars on the details of the pay proposals in recent weeks.

Following a recent invitation to meet Seán Murphy, the newly-appointed executive director of employee engagement at the airline, the branch officers decided to hold off on a ballot until after the meeting has taken place.

The branch committee has advised members that it will inform them of the outcome of the meeting, and follow it by commencing the ballot process, communicate the committee’s position, and any other information on the ballot.