 Aberdeen hopes the local offer will break the deadlock |
Aberdeen University has decided to press ahead with a pay offer to staff - despite its rejection by a union. The three-year 12% offer was rejected by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) but the university said national negotiations have failed.
Senior vice-principal Professor Stephen Logan hopes many will accept the deal but said they were not under obligation to do so.
The AUT said it would have to discuss the university's offer.
St Andrews tried a similar move - but the unions declared a ballot on the issue invalid last week.
Prof Logan said that in the event of a higher overall settlement being negotiated at a national level this would be honoured.
He said: "This week, at a national level, the AUT rejected an offer, broadly similar to the one offered locally.
"Given these circumstances, we cannot see an early conclusion to the dispute and I am unwilling to allow this continuing deadlock to impact on our students and staff without a further effort to resolve it.
"As I consider it, the interests of our staff and students are paramount and I have decided to recommend my recent pay offer be implemented.
"It should be made clear that the university is not imposing this pay award.
"However, if colleagues do not wish to accept this offer, then they have no obligation to do so, and their salary will continue unchanged at its current level until such time that a national settlement is reached."
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As I consider it, the interests of our staff and students are paramount
