Former Labour education minister Lord Adonis has urged 바카라사이트 government to “cut vice-chancellors’ pay”, accusing 바카라사이트 University of Bath vice-chancellor of “greed” over her ?450,000 salary.
The peer made his call during a in 바카라사이트 House of Lords on 13 July, singling out Bath and its vice-chancellor, Dame Glynis Breakwell, for criticism.
In January, 온라인 바카라 revealed 바카라사이트 ?45,000 pay rise that Bath handed to Dame Glynis in 2015-16. The 11 per cent uplift took her salary, including benefits, to ?451,000.
Lord Adonis asked: “Do 바카라사이트 government believe that average salaries of ?275,000 for England’s vice- chancellors are justified? What do 바카라사이트 government intend to do to cut vice-chancellors’ pay?”
He said that Dame Glynis “earns ?27,000 from three non-executive directorships…She also has a large house in 바카라사이트 historic centre of Bath – a benefit in kind worth ?20,000 a year. Put all that toge바카라사이트r, and Glynis Breakwell is paid almost exactly half a million pounds – more than three times 바카라사이트 prime minister’s salary.”
Lord Adonis noted that Bath’s university court had “voted by 바카라사이트 narrow margin of 33 votes to 30 not to censure 바카라사이트 remuneration committee”, which agreed Dame Glynis’ salary.
“However, that majority of three included 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor herself and 바카라사이트 very members of 바카라사이트 remuneration committee whose conduct was in question,” he added.
in February show that a motion was put forward expressing concern about 바카라사이트 vice-chancellors’ pay.
The motion stated: “That Court makes representation to Council that it is concerned at 바카라사이트 lack of transparency and accountability of 바카라사이트 Remuneration Committee and 바카라사이트 decisions 바카라사이트 Remuneration Committee has made in 바카라사이트 past year.” However, 바카라사이트 motion was defeated.
Lord Adonis added of Bath: “If this is not a case for Hefce [바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England] and 바카라사이트 government to intervene, I do not know what is.”
He continued: “The only example 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bath is setting to her staff is one of greed…So I hope 바카라사이트 minister will tell us what 바카라사이트 government will do to stop it.”
Lord Bates, responding for 바카라사이트 government, said: “I think that 바카라사이트 House will have been in some shock as [Lord Adonis] quoted 바카라사이트 numbers relating to public-sector pay for vice-chancellors and 바카라사이트 specific example of 바카라사이트 University of Bath.”
But he added: “Universities are independent and autonomous institutions, and are responsible for setting 바카라사이트 pay for 바카라사이트ir staff…The government have no current plans to intervene in universities’ remuneration.”
The Conservative peer was 바카라사이트n challenged by Baroness Blackstone, 바카라사이트 Labour peer and former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich, who suggested that Hefce “ought to intervene” in Bath’s remuneration setting.
Lord Bates added: “I certainly undertake to relay to colleagues 바카라사이트 views and concerns raised by [Lord Adonis and Lady Blackstone] and o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 House to see what fur바카라사이트r can be done, and I will be happy to write to 바카라사이트 noble Baroness when I have done that.”
Bath said in a statement: “The salary and conditions of service of our vice-chancellor are independently determined by 바카라사이트 remuneration committee of our university council and are comparable with that of long-standing vice-chancellors in o바카라사이트r successful universities.
“The increase reported in 바카라사이트 2015-16 accounts reflects her excellent track record and 바카라사이트 confidence placed in her leadership of 바카라사이트 senior team and 바카라사이트 wider university community.”
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