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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 16 March 2016

16 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
College Sector (National Pay Negotiations)
Education and Lifelong Learning
Constance, Angela SNP Almond Valley Watch on SPTV

Claudia Beamish touches on a number of very important points. The National Union of Students in Scotland has written to me to share the concerns that she articulated regarding the impact of strike action on students, particularly in the very important third term that we are approaching. The priority has to be on the resolution of the dispute.

It is for the employers to account for imposing a pay deal. I have met representatives of the employers’ side this week, and I am advised that there has been further constructive dialogue. I repeat my view that both the trade union side and the employers must continue to engage in that constructive dialogue, as industrial action is not in anyone’s interest, least of all that of students. The priority must be to get matters resolved.

In the same item of business

3. Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) Lab
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national pay negotiations in the college sector. (S4O-05658)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning (Angela Constance) SNP
Good progress has been made. The vast majority of colleges have signed up to national bargaining, and three out of four unions have accepted the pay offer fo...
Claudia Beamish Lab
I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer and note her three points. However, I have serious concerns for students in further education—including those w...
Angela Constance SNP
Claudia Beamish touches on a number of very important points. The National Union of Students in Scotland has written to me to share the concerns that she art...
Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con
I have an email from West Highland College, which says that it is unable to sign up to the current national bargaining initiative because it threatens the co...
Angela Constance SNP
I expect all colleges to be signed up to the principle of national pay bargaining. I have met representatives of the employers’ side this week to discuss how...