Pay Update 2009/10 Settlement

(11/01/2010)All unions have now accepted this year’s pay offer. EIS the academic union in Scotland finally agreed to note the agreement last week after declaring a late dispute in December. Apart from minor tidying up amendments it is the same offer put to the unions last summer, which UNISON members correctly recognised was a final offer and overwhelmingly accepted in the Autumn.

Pay Update November 2009

(12/11/2009) This years pay round has still not been settled. The national HE unions met with the employers on the 4th November to continue with talks linked to the 2009/10 pay offer. Whilst UNISON members overwhelmingly accepted the pay offer the other unions are all in different positions in either rejecting or declaring a dispute.

Technicians Survey

(12/11/2009)Higher Education and Technicians Education and Development (HEaTED) Survey Findings. HEaTED has conducted a large survey of 3,555 technical staff covering 110 different institutions across the UK which gave technicians the opportunity to give their views on a range of issues around employment, training and career development.

Higher Education and Technicians Education and Development (HEaTED) Report on Survey Findings

(30/10/2009) UNISON is working with an organisation called Higher Education and Technicians Education and Development (HEaTED) which provides training and staff development for technicians in the Higher Education sector. HEaTED have conducted the largest single survey ever to take place of staff working in the UK Higher Education sector. 3,555 staff across 110 different institutions took part in the survey which gave technicians the opportunity to give their views on a range of issues such as employment, training and career development.

Higher Education Pay Update

(15/10/09)As you are aware UNISON members voted overwhelmingly to accept this years pay offer.

Overwhelming vote to accept the 2009/10 pay offer

(06/10/2009The pay consultation results for this year reveal that 81.5% of members voted in favour of accepting the offer. This year 70 branches voted to accept whilst three voted to reject on a 27% turnout.

Accompanying feedback suggested that whilst members saw the offer as very poor, they took into account recent pay awards and were mainly focussed on protection of their jobs. Nonetheless there appears to be a significant feeling that whilst members are prepared to put up with a low offer this year, that should the national employers seek to make a similar offer next year there would be a different reaction.

Consultation on Final Pay Offer

(19/08/2009) We have sent details of the employers final offer of 0.5% to all branches. This includes a members briefing note which explains the history of the negotiations and asks members whether they want to accept or reject the offer, a copy of the draft final offer put forward by the national employers, and a copy of a branch ballot form for responding to the consultation.

Press Release Higher Education Employers Disappoint on Pay

For Immediate Release: Thursday 16 July Higher Education Employers Disappoint on Pay - The five higher education trade unions* today (16 July) expressed their dismay at the appalling final pay offer of 0.5% for 2009/10, made by the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).

Employer's Make Final Pay Offer

(16/07/2009) As expected we received a ‘full and final’ pay offer yesterday from the national employers’ organisation the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).

Findings of Redundancy Survey

(25/06/2009)Thanks to all 80 branches/workplaces that responded to this survey the results of which can be seen below.