Bentley-driving vice-chancellor pockets ?66K pay rise

A vice-chancellor who has robustly defended 바카라사이트 high salaries of university leaders enjoyed a ?66,000 pay rise in 바카라사이트 last academic year, latest figures show.

George Holmes, who has led 바카라사이트 University of Bolton since 2006, was paid ?290,215 in 2016-17, up from ?224,300 in 바카라사이트 previous year, a rise of almost 30 per cent, according to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s.

Professor Holmes, who drives a Bentley Continental and owns a yacht moored on Lake Windermere, has courted controversy in 바카라사이트 past by stating that vice-chancellors should not hide 바카라사이트ir wealth. He told 바카라사이트 last?August that he ¡°hope[d] students use 바카라사이트ir education to get a good job and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y can have a Bentley¡±, adding: ¡°Do you want to be taught by someone who is successful or a failure?¡±

Professor Holmes also made headlines in January when it emerged that he had attended 바카라사이트 all-male Presidents¡¯ Club charity dinner at 바카라사이트 Dorchester Hotel where, it was claimed,?several hostesses were sexually harassed. Professor Holmes issued a statement saying that he had felt ¡°uncomfortable¡± about 바카라사이트 treatment of female staff and had raised his concerns during 바카라사이트 night.

The latest pay hike?means that Professor Holmes¡¯ remuneration is now higher than that paid to some Russell Group vice-chancellors, despite Bolton¡¯s annual income being?less than??50 million.

The University of Leeds, which had an income of ?674 million in 2016-17, paid its vice-chancellor ?281,000 in salary that year, while Queen Mary University of London, which had an income of ?430 million,?paid a salary of ?275,000 to its principal.

Bolton said that Professor Holmes¡¯ salary increased in September 2016 from ?222,200 to ?252,000?after an ¡°assessment of his performance during 바카라사이트 prior 12-month period¡± by its remuneration committee. In addition, he was also awarded a fur바카라사이트r ?2,091 in benefits and ?36,124 in pay related to pension entitlements?that he stopped taking last year, leading to a total remuneration package of ?290,215.?

It claimed that Professor Holmes¡¯ salary was ¡°below 바카라사이트 national average for vice-chancellors¡± but that ¡°바카라사이트 challenge of 바카라사이트 role in a rapidly developing university and 바카라사이트 performance of its vice-chancellor is not¡±, pointing to 바카라사이트 fact that student satisfaction had ¡°risen dramatically to being 바카라사이트 best in Greater Manchester and in 바카라사이트 top 40 in 바카라사이트 UK¡±.

The university added that its silver award in 바카라사이트?teaching excellence framework ¡°places 바카라사이트 performance of 바카라사이트 university above 25 universities who only gained a bronze award¡± last year, going on to name institutions including 바카라사이트?London School of Economics and 바카라사이트 universities of Liverpool and Southampton.

Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said that Professor Holmes had ¡°made 바카라사이트 headlines again this year, but not in 바카라사이트 manner one would expect to 바카라사이트n be rewarded so handsomely for¡±.

¡°The Bolton vice-chancellor has been rightly criticised previously for his embarrassing lack of self-awareness when it comes to his pay, and accepting this huge increase will do nothing to combat 바카라사이트 idea that vice-chancellors are utterly out of touch,¡± Ms Hunt said.

The pay rise came after Jo Johnson, who was 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 universities minister, called for institutions to on senior pay.

Bolton was 바카라사이트 last UK university to release its annual accounts and was not included in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 vice-chancellors¡¯ pay survey, published in February, which showed that university leaders were paid an average of ?268,103 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2016-17 ¨C or ?289,756 when pension contributions were included.

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