KCL UNISON

London Weighting Allowance (LWA)

Following negotiations with King's College London, UNISON have successfully negotiated an increase in London Weighting Allowance (LWA). UNISON members now have the opportunity to vote on whether they ACCEPT or REJECT this offer.Full details can be found on our dedicated LWA page.

Additional Benefits Package

Running alongside our LWA consultation, UNISON members are also being asked to vote on whether you want to ACCEPT or REJECT a package of additional benefits, including improvements to annual leave, parental leave and childcare provision.Full details can be found on the dedicated consultation page.

Bouygues In-House

UNISON and King's College London Joint Statement on Bouygues in-housing (Tue 1st August)

Dear AllKing’s College London & UNISON are delighted to announce that the university has made the decision to insource FM services from New Hunts House and Franklin-Wilkins Building, in-house at the end of the Bouygues PFI contract in 2024.UNISON massively welcomes this decision which UNISON members have campaigned on for multiple years. This will be a huge improvement in pay, terms and conditions for members of staff. We both look forward for the ability to give those members of the KCL community a great formal welcome to become directly employed. We know this will be welcomed by many UNISON members and staff working in these areas. UNISON will be working closely with King’s College London to ensure staff voices are listened to during this process.This process is currently in the early stages but what we can confirm this decision applies to Bouygues staff in New Hunts House and Franklin-Wilkins Building. As with any in-housing campaigns there will be a lot of discussions relating to working patterns, responsibilities, so staff can expect there to be discussions with Bouygues and King’s management as we approach transfer in August 2024 to discuss these matters in further detail.
We hope to keep you updated soon on further progression with the in-housing process.

Pay Grade Review

UNISON members have begun a campaign to demand King’s College London to review its pay grades, and we are asking members to put their name to this collective grievance to put pressure on King’s College London to take meaningful action to address the issues around pay, particularly for members in the lowers pay grade.We are asking King’s College London to remove G1 and place all these members of staff at G2, and also to move the top pay point of every grade to the midpoint of the grade above. This would mean staff at each grade would have more pay increases to progress to, as the top of each grade would be higher.

Unsocial Working Hours Allowance

UNISON’s claim for an Unsocial Working Hours Allowance (UWHA) is currently progressing to the Employment Tribunal.A UWHA would see increased pay for hours worked during early morning, evening or night hours, or on weekends.This would recognise and compensate for the added inconvenience, burden on personal time, and health impact experienced by staff working these unsocial hours.