2025-26 New JNCHES pay round

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The full and final offer is a 1.4% uplift.

https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/15126/UCEA-full-and-final-offer---May-2025/pdf/UCEA_full_and_final_offer_-_May_2025.pdf

A statement from the joint HE trade unions suggests this is “…a real-terms pay cut of about 1.8%…”.

https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/15125/New-JNCHES-TU-joint-statement-160525---Rev/pdf/New_JNCHES_TU_joint_statement_160525_-_Rev.pdf

This is hugely disappointing, but sadly not unexpected.

That’s so tough for anyone having to wait 11 months without back pay (yet again). Salaries have been chronically eroded as it is.

I see UCU are balloting for a strike on pay and conditions. I will be very interested to see whether it's successful.

Yes, cutting hours isn't going to give me the time I need to write grant applications and publications. Contracts usually have a vague reference to working as and when needed too...