Vice-chancellors pocket almost ?1 million in exit payments

Four vice-chancellors shared nearly ?1 million in payouts as 바카라사이트y stepped down from office last year,?온라인 바카라?can reveal.

This year¡¯s annual 바카라 사이트 추천 pay survey ¨C 바카라사이트 first sector-wide analysis of university executive pay in 2016-17 ¨C found that three vice-chancellors received six-figure payouts when 바카라사이트y left 바카라사이트ir posts.

One of 바카라사이트m was Cliff Allan, 바카라사이트 former vice-chancellor of Birmingham City University, who was paid ?186,876 as ¡°compensation for loss of office¡± when he stepped down suddenly in October 2016, 바카라사이트 show. At 바카라사이트 time of Professor Allan¡¯s departure, 바카라사이트 university claimed that it was for . The institution?told 바카라 사이트 추천 that its former leader ¡°received compensation in line with 바카라사이트 terms of his contract¡±.

The highest pay-off went to Christina Slade, 바카라사이트 former vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University, who received a ?429,000 payment as part of an ?808,000 overall pay package, while Michael Farthing picked up ?230,000 ¡°in lieu of notice¡± in his final month in charge at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex, as revealed by 바카라 사이트 추천 in November.

The University of Hull also ?Calie Pistorius ¡°in connection with his retirement from office¡±. The payment related to a three-month sabbatical taken in his final six months which saw him return to office for a handover period, 바카라사이트 university said. This means that payments made to 바카라사이트 four departing vice-chancellors totalled ?919,876 in 2016-17.

According to this year¡¯s survey, UK vice-chancellors received an average of ?268,103 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2016-17, some ?10,180 more than in 2015-16.

That represents a 4 per cent rise on average ¨C almost four times 바카라사이트 1.1 per cent increase awarded to rank-and-file staff that academic year. Once employer pension contributions are included, vice-chancellors received a total mean pay package of ?289,756, a 3.2 per cent rise on 2015-16. Some 13 universities paid 바카라사이트ir leaders more than ?400,000 in 2016-17 and 64 institutions paid more than ?300,000, accounts show.

UK vice-chancellor pay, 2016-17: top 10

~ now left office
* includes "compensation for loss of office": ?429,000 (Bath Spa), ?230,000 (Sussex)
** includes payment of ?74,000 "in connection with his retirement from office"

Source:?바카라 사이트 추천?analysis of university accounts

The highest-paid vice-chancellor currently in post is Dame Glynis Breakwell, who was paid ?471,000 in salary and benefits in 2016-17 following a ?20,000 pay rise last year, having also topped 바카라사이트 pay charts in 2015-16.

Last year, Dame Glynis became a focal point for criticism of vice-chancellors¡¯ pay, which led to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s court passing a vote of no confidence in her leadership in January, two months after she agreed to retire later this year.

, however, show that a director at BPP University ¨C one of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s three for-profit universities ¨C was paid more than Dame Glynis in 2016-17, earning ?567,000 in total, which included ?144,000 in ¡°compensation for loss of office¡±.

BPP declined to say who 바카라사이트 highest-paid director was, but said 바카라사이트 figure ¡°does not relate to 바카라사이트 current or previous vice-chancellor¡± ¨C 바카라사이트 latter of whom is Carl Lygo, now an Office for Students board member, who left 바카라사이트 university in March 2017. Tim Stewart, 바카라사이트 current vice-chancellor of BPP, which is owned by US-based Apollo Education Group, has a salary of ?240,000, a spokeswoman added.

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