Author
Raj Jethwa
Chief Executive
Raj Jethwa is the Chief Executive of UCEA. He plays a lead role representing the UK higher education sector in all employment matters, and in the collective negotiations with the sector trade unions on pay and related matters.
5 pieces
Newest first, since April 2020
· Comment
Agreement needs to start with a shared perspective on finances
UCEA’s Raj Jethwa calls for an independently facilitated shared perspective on higher education sector finances
· Analysis
What is the future for pay bargaining?
With half of the last decades national pay rounds ending in dispute, UCEA’s Raj Jethwa shares the next steps in addressing the way the system works
· Comment
We must work constructively to alleviate the sector’s pay pressures
While the 2022-23 pay talks have just ended and the 2021-22 industrial action dust remains unsettled, Raj Jethwa explains why he feels the only way to move forward is for consultation and constructive joint working
· Comment
It’s time to listen: the future of collective pay bargaining
Ahead of a planned listening exercise, UCEA chief executive Raj Jethwa makes the case for rethinking the current process for collective pay bargaining in HE.
· Comment
Covid-19 and the sector’s workforce
The new Chief Executive of UCEA sets out how universities are working as employers to support staff through the pandemic.