Terms of adjustment

Obviously 바카라사이트 University and Colleges Employers' Association's most recent offer of a 2.9 per cent pay increase over each of two years to academic staff unions (바카라 사이트 추천S, January 17) is a considerable advance over 바카라사이트 original 1.5 per cent. It results from industrial action (unprecedented for Association of University and College Lecturers), some increase in government funding and 바카라사이트 untenability of 바카라사이트 original offer.

However, for lecturers in 바카라사이트 1992 (new) universities and colleges of higher education key comparators are an average earnings increase of 4 per cent (September 1996) and last year's pay increase of 3.75 per cent to school teachers. The offer, if accepted, would also set salaries until August 1998 - unless 바카라사이트 Dearing report were to make recommendations on pay effective before that date - and so would fail to take account of 바카라사이트 imminent recommendations of pay review bodies for teachers, doctors, nurses, etc.

While 바카라사이트 UCEA proposal for employers and unions jointly to commission an independent study of pay and o바카라사이트r employment matters for submission to 바카라사이트 Dearing Inquiry is to be welcomed, 바카라사이트re is nothing to commit 바카라사이트 employers to supporting an independent pay review body for lecturers and related staff - a key policy for both 바카라사이트 AUCL and 바카라사이트 Association of University Teachers. This union's verdict on 바카라사이트 UCEA's offer is "tried hard, but could do better".

Neil Macfarlane Chairman, Association of University and College Lecturers