ASCL members have voted to reject the pay and conditions offer made by the government following recent talks with education unions over the industrial dispute triggered by the inadequacy of this year’s pay award.
The government offered an extra funded £1,000 one-off payment in 2022/23, a 4.5% average pay award for 2023/24, with 4% funding provided from school budgets, and 0.5% from additional government funding, and some non-pay measures.
A condition of the offer was that unions presented the offer to members with either a positive recommendation or neutrally – that is without any recommendation. ASCL presented the offer neutrally via a member vote conducted last week.
56% of eligible members responded, with 13% of these voting ‘yes’ to the offer, and 87% voting ‘no’. We asked a supplementary question of those voting ‘no’ asking them to state the most significant factor for their response.
A condition of the offer was that unions presented the offer to members with either a positive recommendation or neutrally – that is without any recommendation. ASCL presented the offer neutrally via a member vote conducted last week.
56% of eligible members responded, with 13% of these voting ‘yes’ to the offer, and 87% voting ‘no’. We asked a supplementary question of those voting ‘no’ asking them to state the most significant factor for their response.
