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Early pay rise for college staff after employers back accelerated Real Living Wage increase
Annual salaries for directly employed college staff earning the Real Living Wage have jumped by more than £1,000 after a higher pay rate was brought i...
College employers and EIS-FELA formally ratify lecturer pay deal
College employers and the EIS-FELA trade union have today (Tuesday 3 September 2024) formally ratified a four-year pay award for lecturers. The agree...
Historic first as college support staff get their pay rise on time
Salary rises for college support staff will hit bank accounts as scheduled at the start of the new academic pay year - a first since the national proc...
Comment on the EIS-FELA Ballot Result
Commenting on the EIS-FELA ballot result, Gavin Donoghue, Director of College Employers Scotland, said: “Employers are pleased to see the EIS-FELA’s...
College employers improve pay offer for lecturers after additional government funding
College employers have offered an improved pay award to lecturers after Scottish Government ministers guaranteed additional funding for the fourth yea...
Statement on suspension of this week's EIS-FELA college strikes
Commenting on the suspension of this week's EIS-FELA college strikes, a College Employers Scotland spokesperson said: “We are pleased that this week’...
Comment on EIS-FELA announcement of new strike dates
Commenting on the EIS-FELA's announcement of new strike dates, Gavin Donoghue, Director of College Employers Scotland (CES), said: “It is deeply regre...
Comment on EIS-FELA ballot result
College employers have reacted with dismay to news that the lecturer’s trade union, the EIS-FELA, has announced a mandate for six more months of strik...
College employers urge the EIS-FELA to let its members have a say on pay
College employers have urged the EIS-FELA trade union to let its members vote on a pay offer, as figures suggest only around a quarter of lecturers ar...
ACCEPTANCE OF THREE-YEAR PAY OFFER FOR SUPPORT STAFF - JOINT STATEMENT
Representatives of employers and trade unions have commented on the formal acceptance of the employers’ three-year pay offer by the support staff trad...
UNISON and Unite accept pay offer
College employers have warmly welcomed news that UNISON and Unite members have overwhelmingly voted to accept the employers’ full and final three year...
COLLEGE LECTURER STRIKE NUMBERS FALL BY A THIRD IN EIGHT MONTHS
Turnout for this week’s college lecturer strikes has fallen sharply compared with previous walkouts, continuing its downward trajectory since Septembe...