2%/£425 offer ‘falls short’ of joint unions’ pay claim
higher education pay
Service group executive meets on 23 May to consider offer of 2% or £425 a year
UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality
Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
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But employers still haven’t gone ‘far enough’ says UNISON
UNISON’s higher education service group met yesterday to discuss the higher education employers’ full and final offer on pay for 2017-18.
Latest offer ‘does not meet members’ expectations’ and needs to be improved, joint unions tell UCEA at most recent talks
Unions challenge universities to improve pay that has ‘significantly fallen behind inflation’
‘UNISON is committed to national pay bargaining and will continue to campaign to improve members’ pay, terms and conditions’ says SGE
UNISON believes that no employee in higher education should be paid less than the Living Wage
Summer ballot will see members asked to vote for strike to improve university employers’ 1.1% offer
Service group executive recommends industrial action after employer fails to improve on 1.1% for most staff
UNISON calls on employers to begin dispute resolution procedure after offering a ‘pittance’ to staff