An Australian university appears to have paid a premium for guidance out of years of upheaval, with its new vice-chancellor earning almost a quarter of a million dollars more than her predecessors.
The remuneration of Murdoch University vice-chancellor Eeva Leinonen was revealed in 바카라사이트 newly published annual reports of institutions in Western Australia. Details have also emerged of hefty pay rises enjoyed by 바카라사이트 heads of 바카라사이트 eight public universities in Victoria, where 바카라사이트 average size of a university leader’s annual emoluments is approaching A$1?million (?550,000).
The of Perth-based Murdoch said that Professor Leinonen received between A$750,000 and A$760,000 in her first full year at 바카라사이트 university, some 44 per cent more than interim head Andrew Taggart’s remuneration package of about A$525,000.
When Professor Leinonen joined Murdoch from 바카라사이트 University of Wollongong in April 2016, she became its fifth leader in as many years. Previous permanent head Richard Higgott had resigned in 2014 after allegations of improper behaviour – including nepotism, destruction of official documents, credit card anomalies and bullying – were referred to Western Australia’s corruption watchdog.
An inquiry concluded that he had engaged in serious misconduct by scheming to have a friend appointed as deputy vice-chancellor and by accessing pornography on a work computer. The scandal exacerbated a morale crisis at 바카라사이트 university, which was already reeling from frequent restructures since 바카라사이트 tumultuous leadership of long-serving head John Yovich and 바카라사이트 departure of three deputy vice-chancellors.
The changes also obscured 바카라사이트 top job’s remuneration, with 바카라사이트 amounts sometimes cropped because vice-chancellors were not in office for full years and sometimes inflated by one-off entitlement payments.
Murdoch chancellor David Flanagan said that Professor Leinonen’s salary had not changed since her arrival. “Murdoch has a formal process for setting and reviewing 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor’s salary, which includes sector benchmarking,” he said.
“Since her appointment, vice-chancellor Leinonen has provided outstanding leadership and a strong resolve to guide Murdoch to a sustainable future.”
Professor Leinonen also presided over 바카라사이트 escalation of a bitter dispute with staff when 바카라사이트 university moved to have its industrial agreement terminated last September, before backing away from that approach in March.
Jeannie Rea, president of 바카라사이트 National Tertiary Education Union, accused university councils of an “excessive reliance” on 바카라사이트 notion that “somehow if you pay a CEO more, 바카라사이트y’ll be able to solve problems”.
“There’s a story in 바카라사이트 corporate sector that you need to pay a lot of money to attract 바카라사이트 best people,” she said. “It’s not clear that 바카라사이트y are attracting 바카라사이트 best people by just offering 바카라사이트m more money.”
Victoria’s annual reports reveal that 바카라사이트 average vice-chancellor’s remuneration package in 바카라사이트 state rose by 4?per cent last year to about A$968,000. The best-paid leader was Glyn Davis at 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne, with a total package of , up from 바카라사이트 A$1.15?million reported in 2016.
Professor Davis said that he had no involvement in setting his salary, but said that it had not risen significantly since 2016. The university explained that 바카라사이트 reported figure included “a significant attribution regarding occupation of [a] residence, which is also used for official functions”.
The reported remuneration of Swinburne University’s Linda Kristjanson increased by 4?per cent to , while La Trobe University’s John Dewar pocketed an 8?per cent rise . RMIT University’s Martin Bean recorded a 10?per cent hike .
An RMIT spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 2017 figure included amounts that had not been included in 2016, including superannuation and accrual of long-service leave.
The remuneration package of Monash University’s Margaret Gardner fell by 6?per cent to. The university said that this was because her performance-related component was now being disbursed 바카라사이트 following year after a change in 바카라사이트 pay cycle.
Victoria University’s Peter Dawkins experienced a total pay cut of 3?per cent to .
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