The five unions UCU, UNISON, Unite, EIS and GMB, representing staff working in UK higher education confirmed that talks via the conciliation service Acas will continue into next week.
The joint unions have continued to push employers, represented by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), on the issues of pay, workload, casualisation and equality pay gaps.
Some progress has been made in establishing agreed terms of reference for negotiations on reviewing the higher education pay scales.
Talks via Acas will continue into next week on the terms of reference for negotiations on workload, contract types and equality pay gaps.
