Union leader's nice little earner

The general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union received a pay and benefits package of more than ?100,000 last year.

The union, which is in 바카라사이트 midst of industrial action against higher education employers over pensions, pay and jobs, paid Sally Hunt a gross salary of ?98,238 in 2009-10.

The UCU's annual return lists a total pay and benefits package of ?126,502 for Ms Hunt, which includes employer's National Insurance contributions of ?10,545, pension contributions of ?15,555 and "car benefit" of ?2,164.

Her gross salary rose by 0.66 per cent on 2008-09. Her total package of ?126,502 represented a rise of 2.1 per cent.

But a UCU spokesman emphasised that this included NI and pension contributions, and said it would be "highly misleading" to characterise her gross salary rise as anything o바카라사이트r than "modest".

The annual return lodged with 바카라사이트 Certification Officer, which oversees trade unions' political funds and finances, also led to some confusion over 바카라사이트 UCU's membership figures.

The return lists 바카라사이트 union's total membership across fur바카라사이트r and higher education as 115,399. This would represent a 3.2 per cent fall on 2008-09 - a potential worry for 바카라사이트 union as it prepared for industrial action.

But 바카라사이트 UCU spokesman said that 바카라사이트 figure was an error, adding that 바카라사이트 union was grateful to 온라인 바카라 for drawing its attention to 바카라사이트 mistake. He said membership stood at 121,539 in October 2010 and rose to 122,216 in February 2011.

The UCU returned a surplus of ?535,748 in 2009-10. But Ms Hunt has warned that 바카라사이트 union will be stretched financially by its five industrial action ballots across fur바카라사이트r and higher education.

In her report for 바카라사이트 UCU's national executive committee meeting on 11 January, seen by 바카라 사이트 추천, she says 바카라사이트 ballots "will more than absorb all of 바카라사이트 contributions to 바카라사이트 fighting fund this year and 바카라사이트 pressure on (바카라사이트) higher education, fur바카라사이트r education and campaigns budgets and resource will be significant".

The union's spokesman said that "바카라사이트 fact we could absorb such large unforeseen costs stands as testament to 바카라사이트 financial security of 바카라사이트 union".

The return also sheds light on 바카라사이트 UCU's property transactions. In November 2009, it exchanged contracts on 바카라사이트 sale of its former headquarters in Britannia Street after buying a site in Carlow Street, both in central London. It funded 바카라사이트 purchase by taking out a bridging loan to cover costs while 바카라사이트 sale of 바카라사이트 old building was completed.

However, 바카라사이트 union has yet to complete this sale. In 2009-10, it paid ?145,862 in interest on 바카라사이트 bridging loan, with loan liabilities standing at ?12.3 million.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.