Unions met yesterday (26 January) with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), and the body slightly increased its offer from between 4% and 7% to between 5% and 8%, saying this was “a full and final pay offer”.
This was the third and final meeting for the 2023-24 higher education pay negotiations, three months ahead of when it would usually be in a bid to avert planned strikes for February and March.
Around 70,000 university staff went on strike over three days in November over pay and working conditions.
