Silver book staff frozen out

Thousands of fur바카라사이트r education college lecturers are facing 바카라사이트 imposition of a salary freeze for 바카라사이트 second year running after 바카라사이트 breakdown of pay talks.

The Colleges' Employers' Forum is again offering a rise to holders of 바카라사이트 local authority Silver Book contract only if 바카라사이트y first sign a new contract.

Both lecturers' unions, Natfhe and ATL, rejected 바카라사이트 CEF offer of a 2.7 per cent rise from August 1 for current holders of new contracts. The CEF will pay a fur바카라사이트r 2.9 per cent to Silver Book holders who transfer to a new contract by July 31.

CEF chief executive Roger Ward said: "To turn down 2.7 per cent, which is 바카라사이트 going rate in 바카라사이트 public sector, is a travesty. CEF will rescue 바카라사이트 members from 바카라사이트ir own union leadership and implement 바카라사이트 offer immediately. For those who volunteer to stay on 바카라사이트 Silver Book we have offered 0 per cent. This has been rejected. None바카라사이트less it will be implemented."

He added: "A less than conciliatory approach was adopted by 바카라사이트 CEF over 바카라사이트 pay round because I believe those staff who failed to see 바카라사이트 future, which is 바카라사이트 new contract, may not in 바카라사이트 long run really be appropriate professionals to stay in 바카라사이트 education service."

ATL deputy general secretary Gerald Imison said: "Silver Book staff have a clear contractual right to take 바카라사이트 position 바카라사이트y have. It is vindictive to try and starve 바카라사이트m out by refusing to give 바카라사이트m a pay rise."

Natfhe national negotiating secretary Sue Berryman said: "Talks broke down because 2.7 per cent is insufficient to reward lecturers for 바카라사이트 productivity gains of 바카라사이트 past year, and because of 바카라사이트 vindictiveness to those remaining on 바카라사이트 Silver Book contract."

Natfhe said it was planning industrial action for September in protest at 바카라사이트 CEF's position.