Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1987

4 Arrangements for settling remuneration and other conditions of employment of teachers in further education.

(1) Any arrangements for settling for the whole of England and Wales any matter relating to the remuneration and other conditions of employment of teachers in further education, or any description of such teachers, shall be such that every organisation which—

(a) was represented immediately before the passing of this Act on the Burnham Further Education Committee, and

(b) has members whose conditions of employment may be affected, is afforded a reasonable opportunity of participating in the process.

(2) The“Burnham Further Education Committee” means the committee set up in pursuance of section 1 of the [1965 c. 3.] Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 to consider the remuneration payable to teachers in further education.

(3) It is the duty of the parties to any such arrangements to take any steps necessary to secure that the requirements of this section are complied with.

(4) This section applies to arrangements notwithstanding that they were made before the passing of this Act and any steps required to be taken in relation to such arrangements shall be taken before anything is done in pursuance of the arrangements after the passing of this Act.