What level of pay increase would adequately compensate for any docked pay?
• If employers dock pay for strike action on the basis of 1/260th of full salary, then a senior lecturer at the top of their pay scale earning 37,634 would lose 145 gross. • If the employer docked at the more reasonable rate of 1/365th the senior lecturer would lose 103. • If the pay claim succeeds and is met in full, in year one the rate of increase would be 8% in terms of basic pay, providing an increase at the top of SL of 3,011 bringing the salary to 40,654. There would be additional gains if our claim for additional increments were met. • If the final outcome of the dispute were to be a 5% increase in year 1 the maximum senior lecturer salary would increase to 39,525 providing an increase of 1,891 bringing the salary to 39,525 Clearly the benefits of supporting the dispute and obtaining a fair pay rise in cash terms outweigh the potential losses from one or more days of strike action.
