Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the latest round of negotiations between the college sector and trade unions.
A pay deal between the college employers and support staff trade unions was agreed on 31 May 2024.
Negotiations between the employers and EIS-FELA in regards to a pay deal for lecturers remains ongoing. The National Joint Negotiating Committee will meet again on 21 June 2024. I continue to urge the employers and EIS-FELA to work collaboratively to agree a fair and affordable settlement, in order to bring an end to this dispute as a matter of priority.