Motion
- Motion title
- Vice-chancellor/principal and senior pay restraint
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 29 May 2009
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 47
- Motion text
Congress notes the growing public anger over executive pay in both the private and public sectors, and also notes the restraint being applied in the USA and the UK by government. Congress believes it is now time for the HE and FE sectors in the UK to follow suit.
Congress calls on HE and FE institutions to adopt good governance principles and transparency and to publish details of senior staff remuneration when they are agreed. It also calls on HE and FE institutions to restrain the pay increases made in 2009-2012 to Vice Chancellors, Principals and other senior staff in HE and FE institutions such that they will not be permitted to take pay rises greater in percentage terms than the lowest increases paid to staff on negotiated pay scales.
Congress is also concerned that the number of senior academic staff in FE and HE institutions is increasing with proportionately fewer front line teaching staff and instructs UCU Officers to carry out an analysis of this and report to the NEC so that a campaign can be developed.
- Proposing body
- University of Essex
- Amended
- Yes
- Allocated to
- Other
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/C/05-29/129/47