Staff at King’s College London will receive an extra £1,500 in London weighting as well as more generous parental leave and childcare subsidies as part of a local deal that has brought strikes and a marking boycott to an end.
A 20 per cent increase in the payment made to staff who work in the capital takes it from £3,500 currently to £5,000 and will come into effect in December after 96 per cent of members of the University and College Union (UCU) branch voted to accept the deal.
Union members at King’s had continued to boycott marking and assessment work despite the action being called off nationally, but have now agreed to resume these duties. They will also no longer take part in the nationwide strikes due to take place between 25 and 29 September.
Paid maternity leave will increase from 18 to 20 weeks as part of the deal, while paid paternity leave will increase from two to six weeks and will apply from the start of a staff member’s contract. Currently staff are ineligible until they have completed 24 weeks’ employment.
