If its appraisals, fraud training, procedures, management layers, two halls, dxc wins you get endless emails.
When its pay you dont hear anything even as the deadline has come, surely it cant take 4 months after appraisals close to come up with a pay rise figure, the formula cant be that complex. Hopefully middle management aren't siphoning it off for themselves and mates.
Mike needs to get his communications act together, if staff are important then you need to tell them what they will get, not keep it hidden and secret as it's the most important thing to staff.
Middle management pull your finger out and do something useful, send a meaningful email for once with the pay rise figure asap.