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23/05/2007
Minister Discusses College Lecturers’ Pay
Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey, met representatives from Northern Ireland’s Further Education (FE) sector, to discuss the ongoing industrial action over FE lecturers’ pay.
At the outset, the Minister emphasised that he was not attempting to mediate between parties to the dispute, but that he simply wanted to hear the views of all those involved before forming a view about the scope for resolution.
He said: “I welcome this meeting to hear, at first hand, the concerns over this important issue. These pay negotiations have been going on since last year and I would like to see them resolved satisfactorily before the six newly merged colleges open in the autumn.”
Those attending the meeting included FE College employers, the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC), the University & College Union (UCU), and NASUWT.
Negotiations between FE College employers and FE lecturers’ unions on a pay settlement have been constrained by the cap on public sector pay increases that has been applied by Government throughout the UK.
(CD)
At the outset, the Minister emphasised that he was not attempting to mediate between parties to the dispute, but that he simply wanted to hear the views of all those involved before forming a view about the scope for resolution.
He said: “I welcome this meeting to hear, at first hand, the concerns over this important issue. These pay negotiations have been going on since last year and I would like to see them resolved satisfactorily before the six newly merged colleges open in the autumn.”
Those attending the meeting included FE College employers, the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC), the University & College Union (UCU), and NASUWT.
Negotiations between FE College employers and FE lecturers’ unions on a pay settlement have been constrained by the cap on public sector pay increases that has been applied by Government throughout the UK.
(CD)
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