Jodie Trumper, Deputy Director of Human Resources, wrote to all staff earlier today, Thursday 12 September. You can read the full text of her email below.

Dear Colleague,

Further to the message from Colin Shipp, Executive Director of HR, on 23 July 2024, I wanted to provide an update on the national pay negotiations between the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) and the trade unions.

The extensive and detailed 2024-25 national pay negotiations are now complete and we have been advised by UCEA to implement the final pay increase.

The pay increase will be made in two stages. Effective from 1 August 2024 all colleagues will receive an uplift to their annual salary of £900. Then from 1 March 2025: 

• Spine points 12 to 22 receive a further £300 annual uplift (totalling £1,200 and resulting in a 5.2% uplift for pay point 12 tapering to 4.1% at pay point 22 from 1 March 2025)
• Spine points 23 to 37 receive a further £250 annual uplift (totalling £1,150 and resulting in a 3.8% uplift for pay point 23 tapering to 2.52% at pay point 37 from 1 March 2025)
• Spine points 38 upwards receive an annual sum (variable by pay point) which results in a total uplift of 2.5%

In the context of unprecedented financial challenges across the higher education sector, UCEA’s final offer provides a substantial boost to the lowest points of the pay spine, while ensuring all members of staff receive a pay uplift. The University fully supports the targeting of higher increases to colleagues on the lower pay points. 

The HR team is now taking steps to implement the above pay increases. This will be reflected in your October pay, with backdated payments to the 1 August effective date. The new salary scales will be available on the HR webpages shortly. 

Kind regards,
 
Jodie Trumper
Deputy Director of Human Resources