Staff at Northeastern University London win 14.6% pay rise

The agreement follows long negotiations on the introduction of a new pay structure for staff.

The uplift is worth up to 28.5% for the lowest-paid academic staff at the university, which was set up by Professor A.C Grayling and formerly known as the New College of the Humanities. 

In contrast,  university employer body the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has made a pay award worth just 5% for most university staff. UCU is balloting staff at 143 universities across the UK for strike action over the award, which was imposed after members rejected it.

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'While there is still work to do around workloads, conditions and career progression at the University, this is a major achievement that will help every single worker at Northeastern University London meet the cost of living crisis. UCEA now needs to consider what has been achieved here, provide our members across the UK with a realistic pay offer, and end the industrial unrest on campuses.'