Environment Agency staff overwhelmingly reject pay offer

Thousands of Environment Agency (EA)  staff have voted in a consultation to overwhelmingly reject the current pay offer of 2% plus a £345 consolidated increase, together with increases to some allowances.
With inflation topping 10% and further increases on the way, the offer, together with an unconsolidated performance award, effectively represents a pay cut.
EA staff had asked for a pay increase above the rate of inflation after a 0% pay increase in 2021 and the current offer fell we