United Learning Trust have now made their final offer on the Academy Support Staff pay offer for 2024.  GMB will now be balloting all eligible GMB members.

You can read the full pay offer here, along with the GMB (and sister union) pay claim here.

The headlines of the pay offer are as follows:

• An increase of £1,290 per annum or 5.5% (whichever is greater) to all United Learning support staff FTE salaries.
• Uplifts in Outer London will be £1,489 per annum and Inner London £1,572 per annum as per the GLPC methodology.
• This means that support staff with an FTE salary above £23,455 per annum outside London, £27,073 in Outer London and £28,582 in Inner London, will receive an increase of 5.5%.
• For classroom-based support staff an additional increase to £24,921 per annum (£12.78 per hour) outside London, £28,576 per annum (£14.65 per hour) in Outer London, and £30,154 per annum (£15.46 per hour) in Inner London.
• One personal leave day per year from 1st September 2024.

This personal leave day forms part of the pay deal and will run in line with the academic year.  It can be used for any reason, to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or pursue a personal interest or hobby.

The ballot is now open and closes at 12noon on Friday 25th October 2024.

You will need your GMB membership number to vote (this will be on the text or email that directed you to this page).  This is used for verification purposes only, to ensure only eligible members can vote and that nobody votes more than once.  Please note that this ballot is for those members directly employed on a United Learning Contract. If you are on a TUPE contract this offer does not apply to you.