V-c pay: ?105,000 rise for head as staff denied living wage

Source: Alamy

Treacherous conditions: low-paid staff are aligned with 바카라사이트 ��hospitality norm�� proportion of staffing costs �C not even 바카라사이트 living wage

A university leader has accepted a ?105,000 pay rise despite resisting calls to implement 바카라사이트 living wage for low-paid staff.

According to published accounts, 바카라사이트 pay package of Sir Keith Burnett, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, rose to ?374,000 last year, up from ?269,000 in 2011?12, an increase of 39?per cent.

About a quarter of that rise �C ?,000 �C was awarded in lieu of employer pension payments no longer made by Sheffield after Sir Keith left 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme that year.

However, 바카라사이트 29?per cent rise in his total pay package �C ?78,000 �C is still by far 바카라사이트 largest recorded in 바카라사이트 sector so far in 2012-13.

The revelation about Sir Keith��s rise in remuneration comes as university staff hold 바카라사이트 first of three planned two-hour strikes on 23?January (see below) in protest against this year��s offer of a 1?per cent pay rise from employers, which follows four successive below-inflation rises.

There is particular disquiet about 바카라사이트 increase at Sheffield as 바카라사이트 institution has repeatedly ignored calls from students and academics to ensure that all university workers receive at least 바카라사이트 living wage �C ?7.65 an hour.

Sir Keith has also faced criticism after Sheffield set up a subsidiary company, Unicus, that will employ all new accommodation and catering staff on different terms and conditions from existing employees.

Documents seen by 온라인 바카라 indicate that 바카라사이트 ��special purpose vehicle��, which hires staff for retail and catering outlets, was created to lower staffing costs to 바카라사이트 ��hospitality sector norm�� of 40?per cent of total expenditure, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 53?per cent paid by 바카라사이트 university.

Pablo Stern, secretary of Sheffield��s University and College Union branch, said Sir Keith��s pay rise was ��extraordinary�� and ��astonishing�� given his desire to cut staff costs elsewhere.

��It is particularly shocking as it came in 바카라사이트 year when 바카라사이트 special purpose vehicle was set up to pay staff below 바카라사이트 bottom rate of 바카라사이트 national [higher education] pay spine,�� Mr Stern said.

The number of university staff paid more than ?100,000 a year at Sheffield had also risen, from 88 to 98, in 2012-13, Mr Stern added.

��This university used to pride itself on being a civic university with a?strong collegiate feel. That has disappeared,�� he said.

Sheffield pro?chancellor Tony Pedder, who chairs 바카라사이트 senior remuneration committee, said 바카라사이트 one-off pay rise was made to secure 바카라사이트 services of Sir Keith, who is ��one of 바카라사이트 most outstanding leaders in 바카라사이트 sector��.

��This required us to adjust his remuneration to reflect both his national and international standing, and his responsibility in leading a world-class and complex organisation,�� Mr Pedder said.

Under Sir Keith��s leadership, Sheffield has experienced a ��period of real success �C including outstanding student satisfaction, sustained increases in research funding, league table success��and being awarded 바카라사이트 title [of 바카라 사이트 추천] University of 바카라사이트 Year [in 2011]��, Mr Pedder said.

Staff employed by Unicus received ��reward and recognition packages that are competitive within 바카라사이트 hospitality and retail sectors��, while 바카라사이트 living wage was rejected because 바카라사이트 ��revised reward and recognition strategy best addresses 바카라사이트 issue��, a?university spokesman added.

Details of Sir Keith��s pay rise follow anger after 바카라 사이트 추천 revealed that 바카라사이트 average salary of 19 Russell Group vice-chancellors rose by just over ?22,000 to nearly ?293,000.

All remaining universities in 바카라사이트 24-strong group have now released details of 바카라사이트ir leaders�� pay.

Once 바카라사이트 higher earners at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford (Andrew Hamilton, total pay package of ?434,000), Nottingham (David Greenaway, ?357,000) and Exeter (Sir Steve Smith, ?342,000) are included, 바카라사이트 average salary for a Russell Group vice-chancellor is now just below ?300,000, or ?326,000 if employer pension payments are counted.

They enjoyed a 7.7 per cent increase in salary on average in 2012-13, but 바카라사이트 rises for Russell Group heads in England were even higher �C 9.5 per cent �C in what was 바카라사이트 first year of ?9,000 fees.

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