members are on strike. and at 3.30pm on the bbc news channel, talking business with aaron heslehurst. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb s one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the government, who pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the business, but now a deal has been struck that it is hoped will give relief notjust to customers, taxpayers, but also hundreds of staff. today, 0ctopus were confident
but a whole to 7.5% basic pay for front line, but a whole suite of additional measures that would add thousands of pounds measures that would add thousands of pounds in measures that would add thousands of pounds in pay over a year. an additional pounds in pay over a year. an additional 10% to work on sundays. six years additional 10% to work on sundays. six years no additional 10% to work on sundays. six years no compulsory redundancy. given six years no compulsory redundancy. given the six years no compulsory redundancy. given the financial difficulties the whole given the financial difficulties the whole world is in, that a significant offer and we urge the rmt to significant offer and we urge the rmt to think again. significant offer and we urge the rmt to think again. what about the scottish government? rmt to think again. what about the scottish government? scotrail - rmt to think again. what about the scottish government? scotrail was j scottish government? sc
that we body, we need to make sure the offer that we make is balanced notjust for our that we make is balanced notjust for our staff but also for the tax payer. if for our staff but also for the tax-pawn for our staff but also for the tax-a er. ~ ., , tax-payer. if the rmt don t accept this, can scotrail tax-payer. if the rmt don t accept this, can scotrail offer tax-payer. if the rmt don t accept this, can scotrail offer more - tax-payer. if the rmt don t accept this, can scotrail offer more or. this, can scotrail offer more or what do you think is going to happen over the winter? are customers going to be subjected to more days of strike action like this? we are really frustrated we have had two days of strike action. we really frustrated we have had two days of strike action. days of strike action. we believe that 0fcom days of strike action. we believe that ofcom away days of strike action. we believe that ofcom away and days of strike action. we believe that ofcom a
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the household energy supplier octopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, one of the companies which collapsed last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the head of the royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of peddling false claims after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there s major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24 hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt
but unfortunately, for a members led trade union. but unfortunately, for a members led trade union, we had a handful of rmt bosses trade union, we had a handful of rmt bosses who trade union, we had a handful of rmt bosses who refused to deal and didn t bosses who refused to deal and didn t put bosses who refused to deal and didn t put it to their members. so we would didn t put it to their members. so we would urge the rmt to rethink, put we would urge the rmt to rethink, out it we would urge the rmt to rethink, out it to we would urge the rmt to rethink, put it to their members, get some feedback put it to their members, get some feedback and lets call the strike off. feedback and lets call the strike off we feedback and lets call the strike off. we need to focus on recovery from off. we need to focus on recovery from covid off. we need to focus on recovery from covid and deliver a reliable service, from covid and deliver a reliable service, and we need to try an