Date: Wed 23 January 2013
UNISON members at South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride have won a landmark pay deal which will see a rise of more than 4% for the lowest paid staff.
The negotiated pay increase of 2.95% or £550 (whichever is greater) plus a consolidated £15 on all scale points will be backdated from 1 August 2012.
Graeme Forrester, UNISON’s lead negotiator at South Lanarkshire College, said:
“We welcome this pay award, which will see our lowest paid members receive an increase in excess of 4% in real terms.
“And the offer also increases the minimum annual leave entitlement from 22 to 25 days – which is a victory in UNISON’s ongoing fight for equality for all workers.”
The final deal includes an additional three unconsolidated annual leave days offered and a consolidated salary uplift of £15 (pro-rata) in addition to the previously tabled 2.95%. That means most staff will benefit from a consolidated salary increase of more than 3%.
Regional Organiser Robert Rae said:
“This is an excellent deal at a time when public sector workers face a pay freeze, rising prices and cuts to vital services – especially in further education.
“Securing a decent advance in pay and holidays in the current climate shows once again that workers are stronger together in UNISON.”
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For information please contact:
Robert Rae, Regional Organiser, 07904 342311
Fiona Montgomery, Communications Officer, UNISON Scotland, 0141 342 2877 or 07508 877 000
Malcolm Burns, Communications Officer, UNISON Scotland, 0141 342 2877 or 07876 566978
Note for editors
1. UNISON is Scotland’s largest trade union representing 160,000 members working mainly in the public sector in Scotland and represents staff in all of Scotland’s local authorities. UNISON represents staff in all of Scotland’s further education colleges..