Appointments and severance above Grade 9

Dear University of Glasgow, I would like to request some
information about pay and appointments at the university.

1. How many non-academic staff are employed in directorial level
posts, that is earning in excess of £57431 at the top of the
regular published salary scales? Please list the roles and remits
for all. Names and exact salaries are not required but official job
titles and an indication of which university service the post
holders work for would be appreciated.

2. How many of these post holders have been appointed in the last 2
years?

3. How many non-academic appointments are pending in posts above
Grade 9 on the salary scale?

4. Likewise how many posts are currently being advertised (or are
in the hands of external headhunting recruitment agencies), and how
many are going through the process of approval?

5. How are salaries, annual increments and bonuses calculated for
these posts?

6. The university is operating a voluntary redundancy scheme at the
moment. Can you confirm that the severance package offered to
directorial level staff is exactly the same as that for staff in
pay bands 1-9, and that there are no golden handshake enhancements
or ex gratia non-disclosure payments for directorial level staff?

7. How many non-academic directorial level staff have already opted
for voluntary severance under this scheme?

8. It would appear from information on your website that the
principal sit on the Remuneration Committee, a Committee which
among other things determines the salaries of the members of Senior
Management Group; and in his absence, the Principal himself. On the
surface of it there would appear to be a slight conflict of
interest in this arrangement. Are the deliberations of this
committee (in determining salaries and bonuses for senior members
of staff) available for public scrutiny?

Yours faithfully,

Rob Smith

So in a nutshell there are already a lot of extremely well paid
non-academic staff none of whom have applied for early severance.
Despite this and the huge predicted shortfall you are continuing to
recruit precisely this type of employee while earmarking academic
departments for closure. It makes little sense.