Nearly 60,000 UK BT workers to get £1,500 bonus for pandemic efforts

The payout – costing BT £110m (€127.6m) – is equivalent to around 5% of average employee salary, according to the group.

Nearly 60,000 frontline workers at telecoms giant BT are to get a £1,500 (€1,740) special bonus in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic (BT/PA)

Nearly 60,000 frontline workers at telecoms giant BT are to get a £1,500 (€1,740) special bonus in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic.

The group said 59,000 of its key workers will receive £1,000 (€1.160) in cash in June, with £500 (€580) to be awarded in shares under its employee share scheme after three years.