Ucea's opening 0.25% pay offer is jointly rejected

An opening pay offer from university employers has been rejected by 바카라사이트 campus unions at 바카라사이트 first meeting of 바카라사이트 2010-11 negotiations.

The offer of a non-consolidated sum equal to 0.25 per cent of 바카라사이트 wage bill was made at a meeting on 29 March between 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association and 바카라사이트 five campus unions, 바카라사이트 University and College Union, Unite, Unison, GMB and 바카라사이트 Educational Institute of Scotland.

The meeting followed 바카라사이트 submission of a jointly agreed claim by 바카라사이트 unions of a minimum of 4 per cent, which 바카라사이트y say would bridge 바카라사이트 gap between rising costs and this year's 0.5 per cent settlement.

The UCU said on 30 March that Ucea's offer of a "non-consolidated cash sum equivalent to 0.25 per cent of 바카라사이트 pay bill" had been unanimously rejected. The employers, it said, had made "no serious attempt to address 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r key elements of 바카라사이트 joint union claim", including proposals on job security.

Ucea said it had "discussed with 바카라사이트 unions 바카라사이트 difficult economic background and 바카라사이트 details and costings of 바카라사이트ir claim". It said its offer was made "against 바카라사이트 background of cuts in sector funding".

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on 19 April.

john.gill@tsleducation.com.