Unite is working to improve
employment terms in Higher Education through a single
negotiating body and national bargaining system.
The Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff
(JNCHES) comprises the University and Colleges Employer
Association (UCEA) and the trade unions representing staff in the
higher education sector.
JNCHES was established in 2001 and provides a single negotiating
body, for pay and reward issues, in place of the previous ten. It
has up to 41 members, comprising an independent Chair, up to 20
members representing higher education employers and up to 20
representatives of the trade unions. Currently this committee is
carrying out a review of its function.
Unite is also a member of the the
Professional, Technical, Administrative and Ancillary Staff
Sub-Committee (PTAAS).
JNCHES meets about twice a year depending on negotiation items.
The meeting is currently chaired by an independent Chair Mary
Stacey who is contacted via the UCEA office Woburn House Tavistock
Square London.
Unite representatives on
JNCHES are:
Mike Robinson -
National Officer
Dave Jones -
University of Manchester
Tony Britton
- University of East London
Unite representatives on the
Higher Education Safety and Health Forum (HESH):
Glyn Baker - King's
College London
Unite representative
on the JNCHES Equality Forum:
Sara Warburton -
Regional Officer
What has JNCHES
acheived?
In June 2006 JNCHES
agreed pay rates for staff in the sector for the period
2006-09.
JNCHES agreed the
Framework Agreement on Pay Modernisation in Higher Education was
agreed in 2004, providing a single national pay spine and
establishing the basis on which universities and colleges should
negotiate locally on new pay structures to secure the principle of
equal pay for work of equal value.
JNCHES has provided the
forum for negotiation of joint employer/union guidance on a range
of pay and related issues. It is also sponsoring a project to
promote more effective joint and partnership working at
institutional level.
Click here to see the JNCHES website.
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