HE pay 2019/20

1. HE pay 2019/20

2. HE Pay • How is pay negotiated? • New JNCHES – constitution governing talks • UCEA – represents HE employers • 5 Unions: UCU, UNISON, EIS, Unite, GMB • Joint union pay claim

3. Pay negotiation meetings • New JNCHES constitution provides up to three meetings: March, April, May • Can have two dispute meetings if no agreement reached

4. HE Pay • How is the pay claim determined? • UNISON pay motion debated at HE conference January • Members vote on motions – becomes policy • 5 unions need to agree on main points of claim • Joint pay claim submitted before first meeting

5. Unions’ Pay Claim 2019/20 • Main elements: • RPI + 3%, or a minimum of £3,349 • Foundation Living Wage • Eliminate the gender pay gap & the ethnic pay gap; impact of intersectionality on the pay gap.

6. Unions’ Pay Claim 2019/20 • A maximum 35 hour working week for all • Scottish sub-committee of JNCHES • Workload and stress • Precarious working and outsourcing

7. The 2019/20 pay offer • First offer = 1.3% ‘envelope for all elements’ • Second offer = 2.5% up to SCP 8, 1.5% increase on SCP 13 and above. • Third offer = £400 up to SCP 8, 1.6% increase on SCP 16 and above

8. Final pay offer 2019/20 • 1.8% increase for all on SCP 17 up to SCP 51 • 3.65% increase for SCP 2 & 3 reducing to 1.82% SCP 16 • Delete SCP 2 by April 2020

9. Final offer 2019/20 • Limited joint work on gender pay gap and intersectionality • Limited joint work on casual contracts • Limited joint work on stress and workload • No substantial offer on Scottish meetings; no offer on 35 hour week

10. What does the pay claim mean to me? • Lowest pay point after April 2019: • £9.17 on 35 hour week, • £8.92 on 36 hour week, • £8.68 on 37 hour week, • Next slides show pay offer for SCP 2 – 20 hourly rate.

11. Final offer SCP 2- 20

15. How much pay have I lost? • Employers say offer is in line with inflation at 1.8% (same as CPIH) • Unions claim for pay to increase with RPI which is 2.5% • You can find out how much your pay has declined in relation to RPI at our online pay loss calculator

16. UNISON’s HE map • This map shows you: • How much your VC/s earned last year (England only), • If your university is Foundation Living Wage accredited • How many hours your university’s standard weekly contract isUNISON’s online HE map

17. Employers’ position • Employers set out current HE context from their perspective: • TPS – employers’ increase of 7.2% on wage bill • Augar report – what will UG fees be? • Brexit – what will EU fees be? Will EU students come over? • Demographic dip – fewer 18 year olds for next couple of years • Deficits – 47 universities in deficit 2017/18

18. What now? • HE SGE met on 7 May • SGE recommends members vote to REJECT the offer in the consultation • Branch involvement in consultation is vital... Meetings, encourage voting, talking to colleagues...

19. Which members are included in the consultation? • All members working in universities in the UK where pay negotiation is carried out nationally, by UCEA, for support staff.

20. What are you being asked? • In brief, the offer is to: • Increase pay by 1.8% for SCP 17 and above • Increase pay by 3.65% from SCP 3 reducing to 1.82% for SCP 16 • Delete SCP 2 by April 2020 • The SGE recommendation is to reject the offer. If you vote to reject the offer you need to be prepared to take escalating and sustained industrial action. • I ACCEPT the proposals • I REJECT the proposals

21. Importance of voting • We need a big turnout • Other unions will also consult members • We want to join with them to improve HE pay • Beat the Trade Union Act • We need you to vote, and to stand up for decent pay and decent jobs

22. How to vote – have your say • Members who have an email address on RMS will receive an email with a direct link to vote. • Others can go on to the UNISON website and follow the link • Details on how to vote will be UNISON’s website • Voting will take place between Wednesday 22 May and Monday 1 July • Vote to stand up for decent pay & decent jobs

23. What can we do? Need to start campaign now • Order campaign leaflets and posters from UNISON website. • Recruit colleagues – make sure they have their say – join by 17 June to have a vote • Update all membership details on MyUNISON or by calling UNISONDirect 0800 0857 857 • Make sure everyone has a say on pay

24. How do we vote? • Check your emails – vote using your email link or • Go to unison.org.uk/payupnowforHE, follow link and verify using membership number or NI number • Remember this is a pay consultation and depending on the outcome you may then be asked to vote in a formal ballot (for which a ballot paper will be sent to your home address)

25. Any problems? • Ask your branch for your membership number if you’re not sure • Call UNISON Direct to update membership details 0800 0857 857

26. What can we do? Changing times – stronger union • Organise – make sure we are strong, reps ready and trained • Engage – talk to employers, respond to consultation, set the agenda • Recruit – make sure everyone joins – stronger together to defend HE jobs and pay

27. Stay in touch • HE UNISON news: unison.org.uk • Email: education@unison.co.ukFacebook: UNISONinHigherEducation • Twitter: @UNISONinHE