UCU condemned University of Chichester vice-chancellor Jane Longmore for refusing to raise the pay of her workforce by more than a paltry 1%.
The refusal comes as the university's latest accounts show the salary of the second highest paid member of staff rose by at least £15k, an increase of 12%, between 2021 and 2022.
The accounts also show the vice-chancellor's basic pay jumped by more than 6% to £185k, and the total remuneration of senior staff (all key management personnel) went up by 8%. The number of staff earning over £100k has more than doubled since 2017.
In an all-staff email, vice-chancellor Longmore said the "challenging financial situation" would make increasing staff pay by any more than 1% unaffordable. The average salary at Chichester is just £24k and inflation is currently 13.5%.
