UCU: Professorial and equivalent pay

Motion

Motion text: HES Conference:
Notes the 2006 pay claim sought an extension of the 51 point pay spine to 60 points.
Notes that institutional equal pay audits demonstrate in many cases substantial gender pay differentials at this part of the pay structure.
Affirms that arrangements for professorial and equivalent pay should be subject to transparent and consistent institutional-wide criteria.
Believes that every institution should have a published salary scale based on an extension of the national spine for this group of staff. Progression through the scale should be through a combination of automatic incremental progression in the main part of the grade and additional pay progression based on individual contribution.
Affirms that any such arrangements should be subject to full equality impact assessment.
Agrees to produce detailed negotiating objectives and advice to be pursued with the employers nationally and be provided to branches and local associations.