Many colleagues will be aware that 2023/24 national pay negotiations have been brought forward, with a series of meetings taking place during January.
On 25 January, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) put forward an improved, final pay offer on behalf of participating employers, including ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ.

The final offer provides for increases of between 5.0% and 7.0% to the spinal points we use at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ. Implementation would be staged such that uplifts of between 2.0% and 2.8% would be payable earlier than usual, with effect from 1 February 2023, with the balance payable from the normal pay settlement implementation date on 1 August 2023.
In combination with the to enhance our Level 1 to 6 and Level 7 pay scales with effect from 1 January 2023, this offer would deliver cumulative base pay increases during 2023 that average 9.2% and range from 7.1% to 16.8% for our Level 1 to 7 employees, in addition to last year’s pay settlement and any contractual incremental progression due.
