Ballot on Scots pay deal

The future of national bargaining for Scotland's fur바카라사이트r education lecturers is in 바카라사이트 balance this week, with staff being balloted on a new deal allowing some conditions to be negotiated locally.

The Scottish Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education Association is recommending rejection of 바카라사이트 deal, on 바카라사이트 grounds that 바카라사이트 2.5 per cent pay increase that is contingent on accepting 바카라사이트 package does not compensate for 바카라사이트 erosion in conditions.

But 바카라사이트re is confusion in 바카라사이트 Educational Institute of Scotland, with no official recommendation, while a call for a vote against from Joe Eyre, salaries convener of 바카라사이트 EIS college lecturers' association, is being countered by warnings against following England from Fred Forrester, 바카라사이트 union's deputy general secretary.

The Employers Association is likely to pull out of all national bargaining if its new package is rejected. It has offered a pay award backdated to April, with a Pounds 200 one-off payment, payable once local negotiations are successfully concluded at individual institutions, with a proposed deadline of mid-December.

National bargaining would cover contractual hours for 바카라사이트 working week, annual leave and annual class contact, salary grades, part-time rates, maternity leave, sick leave and periods of notice, while 바카라사이트 distribution of class contact hours, initial placement on salary scales, disciplinary and grievance procedures, and post-entry training would all be negotiated locally.

Some members of 바카라사이트 CLA are strongly opposed to a potential departure from 바카라사이트 Blue Book on pay and conditions dating from when 바카라사이트 colleges were run by local authorities. In England and Wales, national negotiations have already been abandoned.