Strike action by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will go ahead after no breakthrough was made in talks.
Unite the Union confirmed the industrial action will begin today (September 8). Unite has been engaged in talks involving SQA management through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) since announcing strike action dates.
A new offer was tabled by the SQA but Unite has rejected it, stating that for the lowest pay grades it represents an uplift of between 5.5 to 7.7 per cent, which they argue remains a significant real terms pay cut. For nearly half the workforce it also represents a consolidated pay offer as low as 3.3 per cent.
