A union has launched a formal grievance against England’s largest academy trust, urging it to pay £1.5 million to “backdate” last year’s pay rise for thousands of support staff.
But United Learning, which runs 78 schools across the country, said it is following the law – slamming accusations it is “withholding back pay” from staff including teaching assistants, librarians and school technicians.
The trust employs support staff on two different contracts.
Those who transferred to the trust when their maintained schools became academies have their pay reviewed each April, in line with other local government workers. Their pay rise for 2022-23 therefore came into effect a year ago.
