The joint trade unions met yesterday with UCEA to continue negotiations over pay and working conditions.
Earlier in January UCEA had offered pay rises of between 4-5%, with some lower salaried roles receiving more, and with a portion paid in February rather than August. This offer had been rejected by the joint unions.
Yesterday, the employers made a marginally improved offer, but which is still well below inflation and does nothing for years of pay degradation.
Employers have still yet to make any further offers on the issues of casualisation, workload and equality pay gaps.
