Delays to university pay talks are ‘unacceptable’ say unions

Joint education unions, including UNISON, have voiced their ‘outrage’ at the university employers’ decision not to present a pay offer for members in the first meeting of the 2022/23 pay round, last week.
The five unions, who are part of the Joint Negotiating Committee for the Higher Education Sector (JNCHES), released a statement yesterday, condemning the decision by the Universities and Colleges Employer’s Association (UCEA) that they were “not yet in a position&r