The University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) have proposed a pay settlement from 1 August 2021.
While agreement has not been reached between UCEA and the trade unions, UCEA have advised that implementation of the draft pay settlement, effective from 1 August 2021, may proceed. Stipends and salaries of certain University staff require the approval of the Regent House, and accordingly the Council has submitted a Grace to the Regent House and this has been approved. The Notice and Grace can be viewed in the Reporter.
The draft settlement provides for a 1.5% increase to the spine points on the University of Cambridge single salary spine, except for spine points 11 to 33 where the increases are proposed as follows:
Points 11 to 15 3.60%
Point 16 3.23%
Point 17 3.11%
Point 18 3.00%
Point 19 2.89%
Point 20 2.78%
Point 21 2.67%
Point 22 2.56%
Point 23 2.45%
Point 24 2.33%
Point 25 2.22%
Point 26 2.12%
Point 27 2.02%
Point 28 1.92%
Point 29 1.82%
Point 30 1.77%
Point 31 1.68%
Point 32 1.63%
Point 33 1.54%
Point 34 and above 1.50%
The increases will be implemented in the September 2021 payroll and backdated to 1 August 2021. If the national offer changes, any additional increase will be applied and backdated to 1 August 2021.
Further information, including the background to the pay review and information on previous annual pay reviews can be found on the HR website.