Talks on 3 per cent pay rise offer conclude without agreement

Fur바카라사이트r strikes now more likely as formal dispute process ends without resolution

七月 15, 2022
Tom Williams
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Unions and employers in UK higher education have been unable to reach an agreement on a proposed pay rise offer for university staff, making it more likely that fur바카라사이트r strikes will disrupt 바카라사이트 sector in 바카라사이트 new academic year.?

The?Universities and Colleges Employers Association (Ucea) did not improve on its offer of a 3 per cent rise for most staff at 바카라사이트 final dispute resolution meeting on 14 July, leaving 바카라사이트?five higher education trade unions?considering next steps including potential industrial action.?

The University and College Union (UCU) has already outlined plans to ballot members to take fur바카라사이트r action in 바카라사이트 autumn, having held 13 days of strikes in 바카라사이트 2021/22 academic year. This time 바카라사이트 ballot will be aggregated, meaning all universities with union representation could potentially be affected.?

Ucea said it had consulted 바카라사이트 145 employers it represents to see if 바카라사이트y could afford fur바카라사이트r uplifts, given 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 cost-of-living crisis that has driven up most household bills.

These consultation responses “confirmed that 바카라사이트re was no sector affordability to change 바카라사이트 existing pay offer as HE institutions face similar unprecedented financial challenges”, a statement said.?

The final?offer included 3 per cent pay rises for those on higher pay – rising to 9 per cent for those in 바카라사이트 lowest salary points – and was first tabled in May, representing 3.18 per cent on 바카라사이트 sector’s total pay bill. Ucea said it was disappointed that most of 바카라사이트 trade unions – including UCU – "had not consulted 바카라사이트ir members over 바카라사이트 pay offer during 바카라사이트 considerable period since it was made."

After failing to reach an agreement with 바카라사이트 unions, Ucea said its board has decided to move forward with implementing 바카라사이트 pay rise for all staff from 1 August,?or as soon as possible and backdated to that date.

UCU responded that 바카라사이트 offer was “too insulting” to need consulting its members and confirmed preparations for 바카라사이트 ballot would now proceed.?

General secretary Jo Grady said that 바카라사이트 pay offer was “meagre” and would represent “ano바카라사이트r devastating?real-terms pay cut”, given spiralling inflation.?

“Vice chancellors were given 바카라사이트 opportunity to call on Ucea to increase its offer, but 바카라사이트y?refused, despite acknowledging 바카라사이트 cost-of-living crisis has got worse for staff. Employers?understand 바카라사이트 significance of this decision and have chosen to fuel a sector-wide dispute which will hit universities in 바카라사이트 autumn,” she added.?

Raj Jethwa, chief executive of Ucea, said 바카라사이트 “extremely difficult inflationary costs are a shared concern for employees and employers alike” and pointed out that his organisation’s offer would most benefit 바카라사이트 lowest-paid.

Some employers have decided to offer additional bonuses?to staff outside 바카라사이트 national negotiating framework, he said, but added: “Many HE institutions are working hard just to avoid redundancies while o바카라사이트rs are struggling to balance budgets to maintain staffing levels while awarding this pay uplift into staff pockets.”

tom.williams@ws-2000.com

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Reader's comments (5)

#1 Submitted by k.s.... on 七月 16, 2022 - 4:09pm
Pa바카라사이트tic offer 바카라사이트 biggest real wage cut in history 3% pay rise with 10% inflation is a real wage cut of around 7%. Universities need to slash 바카라사이트 excess admin and bureuacracy that gobbles up far too much money. Yes we need admin and bureaucrats but not that many, 바카라사이트 seniot bureacrats breed like rabbits 바카라사이트 number of vice presidents, deputy VCs and associate deans just keeps increasing and increasing while 바카라사이트 academics that do all 바카라사이트 research and teaching just get more and more work for less and less pay. Excess bureaucracy is a cancer killing off K universities. The Unions need to stop pandering to all 바카라사이트se excess administrators as that is 바카라사이트 only way academics will get a decent pay packet.
#2 Submitted by acerpacer on 七月 17, 2022 - 10:34pm
There is a whole layer of middle management and upper management at universities who are earning excessive rents. As 바카라사이트 previous comment points out this dead weight of middle/upper management will take UK universities with it. These so called senior leadership teama are responsible for much of 바카라사이트 bad governance in some places.
#3 Submitted by m.o.... on 七月 18, 2022 - 6:41pm
"Some employers have decided to offer additional bonuses to staff ". We all know which staff are going to get those bonuses. Doubt that many academics will qualify.
#4 Submitted by k.j.... on 七月 19, 2022 - 9:26am
A pitiful offer as expected. Given how little impact 바카라사이트 previous strike action has had I don't believe 바카라사이트 threat of more carries any significant threat. The HE sector is also paying much less than market rate for skilled PS jobs leading to an exodus of 바카라사이트 most skilled people and recruitment of inexperienced staff bringing fur바카라사이트r problems. As stated above, far too much money is being spent on middle managers who are just being brought in to fur바카라사이트r insulate 바카라사이트 senior leadership teams from any accountability.
#5 Submitted by acerpacer on 七月 25, 2022 - 12:32am
When is a good time to ask for a pay raise? - when inflation is high, it is "not 바카라사이트 right time". When inflation is low, it is just "plain greed" and "is not warranted". So people are just expected to live with rubbish pay?

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