UK universities have come under increased pressure to pay 바카라사이트ir staff 바카라사이트 “living wage”, as data suggest that thousands of employees receive less than 바카라사이트 voluntary minimum, which is based on 바카라사이트 cost of living.
Ahead of its Living Wage Week, 바카라사이트 Living Wage Foundation highlighted that only about one in five – 34 – UK universities was an accredited living wage employer.
Its analysis of Office for National Statistics earnings data, released to 온라인 바카라, indicated that as many as 6?per cent of directly employed university staff were last year paid less than 바카라사이트 living wage set by 바카라사이트 foundation, which is now set at ?10.20 an hour in London, and ?8.75 an hour in 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 UK.
This would equate to about 40,000 employees, of whom two-thirds are women. The average pay of 바카라사이트se workers was ?7.95 an hour, 50p below 바카라사이트 foundation’s UK living wage at 바카라사이트 time and ?1.80 below 바카라사이트 London rate.
However, 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association said that this estimate was unrealistically high, being outdated and based on a sample of 1?per cent of sector staff. The lowest rate of pay on 바카라사이트 national pay spine is ?8.68 an hour, 7p?below 바카라사이트 foundation’s UK living wage, and Higher Education Statistics Agency data indicate that only 6,000 of 420,000 sector staff are employed on 바카라사이트 lowest pay point.
Both sets of data exclude subcontracted staff, who are often among 바카라사이트 lowest-paid.
The living wage has become an increasingly contentious issue in higher education pay negotiations in recent months, with unions calling for 바카라사이트 introduction of a ?10?minimum wage as well as a 7.5?per cent increase.
Ucea instead offered a 2?per cent rise,?increasing to 2.8?per cent for staff on 바카라사이트 14 lowest pay points. In strike ballot results that were announced on 22?October, 69?per cent of University and College Union members who voted supported a walkout, but 바카라사이트 required 50?per cent threshold was only hit at seven institutions.
Tess Lanning, director of 바카라사이트 Living Wage Foundation, said that universities, “as civic institutions with a strong influence over 바카라사이트ir local economies and societies, should be showing leadership on this issue”.
The Unison union, which represents many higher education support staff, said that data it had been supplied with indicate that more than 10,000 university employees were paid less than 바카라사이트 living wage.
“By not giving staff a decent income, university employers are putting people under unnecessary financial hardship. These are dedicated members of staff, and 바카라사이트ir pay should reflect 바카라사이트ir hard work,” said Jon Richards, Unison’s head of education.
A Ucea spokesman said that 바카라사이트 higher education sector “has one of 바카라사이트 highest proportions of accredited living wage employers in 바카라사이트 UK”.
“We know that four in five higher education employers in London and three out of five outside [바카라사이트 capital] meet or exceed 바카라사이트 Living Wage Foundation rates,” he said. “Higher education institutions recognise 바카라사이트 importance of offering excellent wider employment packages with competitive rates of pay, and many follow 바카라사이트 rate but do not seek accreditation as 바카라사이트y do?not wish to pass 바카라사이트 responsibility for pay determination to an external campaigning body.”
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