UCU: FE college pay: Investigate senior management excess salaries

Motion

Motion text: This Conference notes the widening pay disparity within Further Education
colleges, with senior management salaries significantly outpacing those of
teaching and support staff. This disparity undermines morale, devalues
classroom expertise and diverts vital funds from frontline education. We believe
this constitutes a systemic failure of governance and resource allocation.
This Conference believes the Education Secretary should launch an immediate,
independent investigation into senior management pay structures in all publicly
funded FE colleges across England. Publish detailed findings, including salary
bands, performance-related bonuses and expense claims. Implement clear,
transparent pay ratios between senior management and teaching / support staff,
ensuring fair and equitable remuneration.
This Conference resolves to campaign to establish a national framework for FE
college governance that prioritises educational outcomes and staff welfare over
excessive executive pay.