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Further education lecturers in Northern Ireland strike pay deal

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Unions have accepted a pay offer for further education lecturers, the Department for the Economy has said.

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said the University College Union (UCU) and NASUWT, the teachers’ union, had agreed to an offer of 5.5% for 2024/25.

A 3% pay increase offer has been accepted for 2025/26.

Earlier this month, the UCU had said the offer of 5.5% “fell short” of pay parity with teachers.

Archibald said she was pleased the offer had now been accepted.

“I commend the further education colleges and trade union representatives for their constructive engagement to bring about this multi-year pay deal,” she said.

“This brings an end to industrial action, benefiting staff and students alike.”

Teachers had accepted a 5.5% pay increase in April.

But the UCU had said the same deal would mean lecturer pay would remain “£2,200 lower per annum than school teachers”.


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