Although no offer has been tabled, UNISON described the discussions as “constructive” and all parties have said they intend to make progress across all elements of the claim at the next meeting.

Industrial action ballot follows 91% rejection of proposed move to ‘defined contribution’ scheme in consultation of affected members

Members in the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension scheme face loss of money under proposals from the employer

University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities

Union’s campaign sees employer agree to bring all core support services back in house by September 2018

Higher education conference calls on employers to give practical support staff to 12,500 support staff dealing with uncertainty following Brexit vote

‘Casualisation is short sighted, bad for staff and bad for students’ says UNISON, as it reveals growing scale of the problem

Higher education conference backs call for 5% or £1,000 pay rise

The words are fine, but action and government investment is needed to make Augar review recommendations work

Government plans to allow employers in England to opt out of local government pension scheme are an ‘unwarranted and grievous’ attack on higher and further education staff