UK higher education pay talks to go on

Unions are unhappy with employers’ decision to implement an early pay rise

Pay talks between UK higher education unions and employers are continuing this week, although the unions have said they are “disappointed” that a pay uplift is going ahead before the talks are complete.

Discussions over pay and working conditions are ongoing between the five unions involved—the University and College Union, Unite, Unison, GMB and the Educational Institute of Scotland—and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (Ucea), which represents employers, through mediator Acas.