Reach journalists reluctantly accept 2% pay increase

Reach journalists reluctantly accept 2% pay increase

Journalists at Reach have accepted a 2% pay rise backdated to 1 April and other concessions said to be worth £1m. Reach is the UK’s largest news publisher in terms of audience size and (as of 2024) employs some 2,587 production and editorial staff (as well as 680 sales and commercial and 312 involved in administration). In 2024 its total salary bill was £200m on turnover of £538.6m (down 5.3%) and it grew operating profit by 6% to £102.3m. The 2…