Higher education staff reject 1.5% pay offer

UNISON’s higher education service group executive have met and rejected the final pay offer made by HE national employers UCEA.
Earlier this year, UNISON joined other education unions to submit a claim for a £2,500 increase, and a minimum wage of £10 per hour, or £10.85 for people in London.
The final pay offer made by UCEA is a 1.5% increase for the majority of HE staff. HE staff on lower pay points have been offered higher percentage increases on a sliding scale, betwee