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Dispute over workload
 
The recent ballot results were mixed, with 5 of the 11 colleges reaching the 50% turnout to allow them to take action, and one college planning to re-ballot and are confident they will get the necessary 50%.

We have however got agreement from ColegauCymru to start negotiations over our claim and the 51¸£Àû Wales official will be meeting with ColegauCymru after half-term to establish the process going forward becasue not all the matters will be covered with the national workload agreement, incuding issues such as data collection.

51¸£Àû's FE Sector Committee (FESC) resolved to accept the ColegauCymru offer of talks but is not prepared to withdraw the dispute at this stage. Coleg y Cymoedd has also suspended their local action over workload to allow time for the national talks to take place.
 
Pay offer
 
FESC agreed to note ColegauCymru's recommended 1% pay increase as they felt they would not be fair to ask members to lose a day's pay in order to gain the additional 1% needed to maintain parity with the recommended 2% for school teachers. The 1% increase has already been paid by employers.