Wales Pay Claim

ACM will press for a 6% pay rise for college staff in 2008 or a flat rate of £1500, whichever is greater. The claim, which was agreed last week by ACM’s Wales Committee, is also seeking meaningful negotiations over a national agreement on training and development, and guidelines on work-life balance and working time. It also stresses that there should be no reduction in managers’ differentials.

Peter Pendle, ACM General Secretary said, “The Welsh Assembly Government, quite rightly, is pursuing a significant skills agenda; and it is further education colleges that are driving this forward. However, to succeed colleges need a well motivated and well paid workforce. With inflation currently running at around 4% a serious pay rise is needed.”

ACM will now be seeking the agreement of other staffside unions for a joint pay claim.