Executive Board Salaries

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Dear Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh,

As a request under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to know the following:

Individual current salaries of all members of the Executive Board of the university. Reasonable ranges are acceptable if specific salaries can't be provided.

Annual increase percentages each year for the past 5 years for the same positions.

I have checked you annual report and it does not contain this information

Yours faithfully,

John Greenway

Freedom of Information Act, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Dear Mr Greenway

 

We hereby respond to your request of 18 September 2018 for information
under the Freedom of information (Scotland) Act (FOISA) 2002.

 

You have requested details of  ‘individual current salaries of all members
of the Executive Board of the university’.   You have also advised that
‘reasonable ranges are acceptable if specific salaries can't be
provided’. 

 

In response to your query, we would advise the following.

 

Individual current salaries of all members of the Executive Board of the
university

 

Principal - range £210 - £220k

Deputy Principal - range £110-120k

University Secretary - range £90-100k

Director of Operations and Finance - range £90-100k

Deans of School - range £80-90k

Director of Campus and Commercial Services - range £80-90k

 

Annual increase percentages each year for the past 5 years for the same
positions.

 

Each of the members listed above are on a senior management remuneration
scale, with incremental points on the scale equivalent to a 3% uplift in
line with the pay scale and incremental points applied to all staff of the
University.  The senior management pay range may be adjusted to reflect
the application of the national pay award.

 

Over the past 5 years, members have been eligible for, and received, the
following:

 

Post 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

     

Salary

 
Principal £190-200k One One 0% 2%
increment – increment – national
pay-scale scale award to
uplifted by uplifted by be
1% national applied.
award. 1.1%
national  
  award.
Deputy     £110-120k One 2%
Principal* increment on national
scale. award to
New be
post-holder applied.

2017-18  
University £90-100k One One 0 % 2%
Secretary increment – increment – national
scale scale award to
uplifted by uplifted by be
applied.
1% national 1.1%
award national  
award
 
Director of £90-100k One One 0 % 2%
Operations and increment – increment – national
Finance scale scale award to
uplifted by uplifted by be
applied.
1% national 1.1 national
award award  

 
Deans of £70-80k One One 0%   2%
School x2 increment – increment – national
scale scale award to
uplifted by uplifted by be
applied.
1% national 1.1%
award national  
award
 
Director of £70-80k One One 0% 2%
Campus and increment – increment – national
Commercial scale scale award to
Services uplifted by uplifted by be applied

1% national 1.1%  
award. national
award

 

 

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FOI

Queen Margaret University

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FOI

Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

EH21 6UU

 

 

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