EIS-FELA recommends Scottish college lecturers accept a 4.14% pay rise in 2025/26 due to additional funding.

EIS-FELA recommends Scottish college lecturers accept a 4.14% pay rise in 2025/26, a significant increase from the previous 3%, due to £4.5m additional funding from the Scottish Government. The improved pay offer also requires colleges to repay money withheld from lecturers who participated in action short of a strike. The union will hold an indicative ballot on the offer, which would see lecturers receive starting salaries of nearly £42,000 and more experienced lecturers earning over £50,000.