MORE than 400 Unite members at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have won an improved pay deal after weeks of industrial action.

The workers had been undertaking a ban on overtime and weekend working since February 16, escalating to a one-day strike a week, after rejecting a pay offer of 4.75 per cent backdated to 2023.

After renewed negotiations in the wake of the strike, workers have backed an increased offer of 5.75 per cent from 2023, 3.15 per cent for this year, plus a £1,000 cash lump sum in recognition of soaring inflation over the last year.