Pay 2022-23: Final offer presented
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) recently met the sector unions for a final national pay negotiating meeting for 2022-23.
The final offer would provide basic pay increases of between 3% and 9% according to salary spine point, with larger increases going to those on lower salaries. The offer equates to an increase of 3.18% on the sector pay bill (compared to 1.59% last year).
At Leeds, for colleagues employed on our University pay scales, implementation of this final offer would mean:
- Basic pay increase of between 9% and 3.1% for colleagues on spine points 3 to 21.
- Basic pay increase of 3% for colleagues on spine points 20 and above.
Unions are taking the final offer to their respective committees and wider members for consultation.
The 3-9% basic pay increase is just one element of our total reward and recognition package. Annual pay increases for a large proportion of our colleagues also include service increments, promotion and other contribution-related pay increases (additional scale increments, discretionary increments and one-off payments). Based on the final offer, many colleagues will receive at least a 6% uplift during the coming year, when taking into account service increments, which are paid at the appropriate service date.
Final offer: new salary spine points
Proposed increases to University salary pay spines (employers’ final offer 9 May 2022):
| Spine point | Salary from August 2021 | Percentage uplift | Salary from August 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | £17,338 | 9.0% | £18,898 |
| 4 | £17,596 | 8.5% | £19,092 |
| 5 | £17,901 | 8.0% | £19,333 |
| 6 | £18,212 | 7.5% | £19,578 |
| 7 | £18,529 | 7.2% | £19,863 |
| 8 | £18,852 | 6.8% | £20,134 |
| 9 | £19,209 | 6.2% | £20,400 |
| 10 | £19,623 | 5.8% | £20,761 |
| 11 | £20,092 | 5.5% | £21,197 |
| 12 | £20,600 | 5.0% | £21,630 |
| 13 | £21,135 | 4.8% | £22,149 |
| 14 | £21,686 | 4.5% | £22,662 |
| 15 | £22,254 | 4.0% | £23,144 |
| 16 | £22,847 | 3.8% | £23,715 |
| 17 | £23,487 | 3.4% | £24,285 |
| 18 | £24,174 | 3.2% | £24,948 |
| 19 | £24,871 | 3.1% | £25,642 |
| 20 | £25,627 | 3.0% | £26,396 |
Points 21 and above would also increase by 3%.
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