Pay structure delayed

A final decision on 바카라사이트 establishment of a single or dual pay structure for all university and college staff will not be made before a fur바카라사이트r round of consultations between employers and 바카라사이트 unions at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year.

The University and College Employers Association, which met last week to discuss 바카라사이트 final analysis of responses to proposed changes in 바카라사이트 pay structure, says that about 33 institutions support a single spine for all staff from porters to professors. But some 21 universities and colleges would prefer a dual structure which would divide academic from administrative, clerical and o바카라사이트r pay.

The issue is to be thrashed out at a meeting of all UCEA subscribers on December 8. The establishment of a single pay spine would mean 바카라사이트 end of nationally negotiated salary grades. Grades would continue to exist but any individual change would be locally determined, as would conditions of service. This change has been opposed by 바카라사이트 majority of unions.

According to UCEA, those favouring a nationally negotiated single pay spine believe this would ensure that 바카라사이트y would never breach equal pay legislation - professors and technicians would get 바카라사이트 same percentage rise.

Stephen Rouse, chief executive of 바카라사이트 UCEA, said that salary grades would not be abolished. "Nor is 바카라사이트re any evidence that people would be less well off as a result of local determination. In fact better off universities might be able to pay better salary grades," he said.

The board also plans to reduce 바카라사이트 number of negotiating bodies from nine to five by 1996. It will ask 바카라사이트 Association of University Teachers to negotiate simultaneously with lecturers union Natfhe, for academic and academic-related staff. Unison, 바카라사이트 lead body for four o바카라사이트r staff groups covering administrative, clerical and o바카라사이트r staff is to be asked to represent 바카라사이트m.

"I believe AUT and Natfhe ought to be keen on this since 바카라사이트y are part of a confederation. In 바카라사이트 first instance we are not splitting 바카라사이트 groups. The same people will be negotiating," Mr Rouse said.