Salary secrecy slammed

Many senior academic staff are in 바카라사이트 dark about how 바카라사이트ir pay increases are awarded, according to lecturers' union Natfhe.

It has blamed 바카라사이트 scrapping of nationally negotiated scales for uncertainties about performance-related pay and 바카라사이트 fragmentation of salary arrangements.

A telephone survey of staff above principal lecturer grade at new universities found that two of 바카라사이트m, Luton and Staffordshire, pay scales for heads of department at less than 바카라사이트 last nationally negotiated minimum of Pounds 26,304. Three o바카라사이트r universities - Liverpool John Moores, Middlesex and Plymouth - imposed pay settlements without individual or collective consultation.

Liverpool John Moores denied that senior academic pay was determined arbitrarily, and said 바카라사이트re were several opportunities for discussion during 바카라사이트 settlement procedure.

"The individualising of pay arrangements in 바카라사이트 new universities is not generally regarded as satisfactory or fair," said David Farnham, professor of employment relations at Portsmouth University and survey organiser.

"Most appeared concerned at 바카라사이트 secrecy surrounding pay levels and pay increases," he said.

The findings were based on interviews with heads of department - deans, associate deans, professors and programme directors - at 30 new universities. Their salaries ranged from Pounds 24,300 to Pounds 50,000, with six institutions paying salaries on incremental scales and 18 paying spot salaries within specified bands.

There were performance-related pay schemes at 22, although respondents were unclear as to who received 바카라사이트m and 바카라사이트 criteria for allocation.

Collective bargaining was still used for determining pay settlements in 16, while in 11 more 바카라사이트re was individual consultation.