Royal Mail bosses have been forced to apologise after a manager announced a huge pay rise for 'stressed-out' striking staff - only for them to realise it's a 'horrible April Fools' prank'. The letter claims Royal Mail and the Communication Worker's Union (CWU) have 'reached an agreement' after months of strikes over pay.
It details a breakthrough pay rise of 11 per cent, backdated to April 2022, to be paid on April 4 and boasts about staff being allowed to use their own cars for deliveries. The poster, which is believed to have been put up at Royal Mail Gloucester North, even encourages staff to share it on social media and with colleagues who are part of the CWU.
However, a furious member of staff shared the poster after realising it was just an 'April Fools' Day joke' and she won't be getting a pay rise. The CWU condemned the prank as 'nasty' and 'tone deaf'.
