Charles Sturt University staff have called for an increase after they received no pay rise, while the university’s executive director earned a 15 per cent increase to his high six-figure salary.
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Fairfax Media was sent an email on ‘behalf of CSU staff’ arguing that they have received no pay rise in the past year and an offer of only 1.6 per cent annually for the next four years. However, CSU’s director of workplace relations Mal Wilson, said this letter by CSU staff was a “little deceiving” as the enterprise agreement negotiations have almost concluded.
“We’ve been negotiating with the three unions for about 16 months for a new enterprise agreement and we’ve had delays from the National Tertiary Education Union’s national office to endorse the local agreement,” he said.
“This should reflect an agreed salary increase of nine per cent, which is an average of 1.9 per cent per annum and a salary uplift of $500.
“A fixed salary uplift means it puts a higher percentage increase to our lower paid employees and the increase will be a $500 uplift and two per cent increase, and in the second and third years it will be an increase of 1.8 per cent, and the fourth and final year will be a salary uplift of $500 and 2.1 per cent.”
The staff were expecting an increase last December and Mr Wilson said this increase would be backdated until January this year.
Mr Wilson said along with the salary increase the staff will receive other employment benefits, including bringing forward the annual increase by three months to September and a 17 per cent superannuation contribution. Mr Wilson remained positive that the staff vote will be occurring over the next few weeks.
According to CSU’s annual report, vice-chancellor Professor Andy Vann earned a base salary of $544,020 last year, along with a $81,883 bonus, a $13,679 motor vehicle allowance, $94,809 in superannuation and $23,400 for accommodation.
In a statement provided by the university, it was explained that the decision to drop the courses was made after “strategic review and comprehensive analysis of the BA and the BLSA against CSU course performance indicators.”
