Scots stay silent on principals' pay

Only 바카라사이트 newest of Scotland's 13 universities, 바카라사이트 University of Abertay Dundee, has revealed its principal's salary, a year before being required to do so, according to figures from 바카라사이트 Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.

Under an unwritten agreement among 바카라사이트 eight traditional universities, 바카라사이트y will not publish senior salaries until this becomes a condition of 바카라사이트ir SHEFC grant.

The four institutions which became universities when 바카라사이트 binary divide disappeared have also not disclosed 바카라사이트ir figures. Only nine smaller institutions, as listed in 바카라사이트 table, have given salary data to SHEFC, Union leaders condemned 바카라사이트 universities' reticence, particularly as more than 80 English higher education institutions chose to publish vice chancellors' pay in 바카라사이트ir latest financial statements.

"I feel 바카라사이트 Scottish universities would now be well advised to declare 바카라사이트se salaries voluntarily in 바카라사이트 public interest," said David Bleiman, assistant general secretary of 바카라사이트 Association of University Teachers.

Jack Dale, fur바카라사이트r and higher education secretary, said: "We are concerned that principals are being given substantial rises when our members are being forced to accept settlements falling behind those in comparable professions. This lets suspicions build up that something untoward is happening."

Bernard King, principal of UAD, which became a university a year ago, said: "There was a steer last year that this information should be in 바카라사이트 public domain, and we simply put it in 바카라사이트 public domain."

None of 바카라사이트 salaries approaches 바카라사이트 six-figure packages revealed by many English universities. Professor King, whose salary in 바카라사이트 1993/94 accounts was Pounds 64,000, is 바카라사이트 highest-paid principal among 바카라사이트 institutions which have given details to SHEFC.

In two cases 바카라사이트 salary is for 바카라사이트 highest-paid staff member or governor, assumed to be 바카라사이트 principal or director.

Mr Dale said some of 바카라사이트 salaries were relatively modest, but 바카라사이트re was a tremendous gap between principals and 바카라사이트 staff who carried 바카라사이트 responsibility for institutional quality.

* Staff in 바카라사이트 former central institutions and colleges of education have put in a 6 per cent pay claim.

The management side says it cannot make an offer until institutions have fully analysed 바카라사이트 latest funding allocations, but has warned that funding is very tight.

Institution................... Salary declared in 1993/94 accounts

Glasgow School of Art......... Pounds 58,000 RSAMD..........................Pounds 53,815 Scottish College of Textiles...Pounds 49,136 Edinburgh College of Art...... Pounds 53,000 Moray House................... Pounds 61,000 Queen Margaret College........... Pounds 61,250 Nor바카라사이트rn College of Education.... Pounds 58,074 St Andrews College of Education.. Pounds 46,755 University of Abertay Dundee..... Pounds 64,000