College staff should be given a 2.25 per cent pay rise next year, the Association for Colleges has recommended.
This is the highest pay recommendation since 2014, but well below the call from unions for a 10 per cent rise.
The AoC, which negotiates with unions representing staff on behalf of college, said it recognises that a 2.25 per cent salary increase is not sufficient to address the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
But the association said it could not recommend a higher rate due to the “enormous funding pressures” facing colleges amid surging inflation.
The AoC and the unions are set to reconvene in June to continue talks.
