A 'derisory' pay offer for further education lecturers in Northern Ireland has been rejected by unions
The dispute between the FE unions and employers over pay has been long-running Unions representing further education lecturers in Northern Ireland have rejected what they called a derisory pay offer.They said that an additional offer of a one-off payment to staff was not the same as an annual pay deal.The UCU claimed that "the position lecturer staff find themselves in is a direct consequence of having no government".
In a letter to the FE employers seen by BBC News NI, the UCU's Northern Ireland official Katharine Clarke said the latest pay offer was "derisory and must be rejected".She claimed that a previous offer of a 2% increase for 2021/22 made by the employers had been blocked by the department. However, the employers had also offered a one-off "non-consolidated" payment of £4,900 to each lecturer on a pro-rata basis.
"We advised the employers that if they wish to proceed making a non-consolidated payment to staff, that is a matter for them."In the absence of political authority and oversight, permanent secretaries are emboldened to make funding decisions that otherwise would be the preserve of elected ministers.
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