Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Phone +64 7 837 9472
The University of Waikato
www.waikato.ac.nz
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
21 Sept ember 2023
Emmet Smith
Email
: [FYI request #23838 email]
Dear Emmet,
Official Information request – General Staff Salary Review
I refer to your request for official information of 14 August 2023 in which you have requested the
following information:
1.
Could you please give me the number of successful salary increases for [2021 and 2022] through the
general staff salary review process and the number of increases for each salary grade Levels 2 – 7 and
above.
2.
Could you also give me a distribution of successful salary increases through the general staff salary review
process and the distribution between people who have directed reports and people who do not.
3.
Finally could you also give me a distribution of successful salary increases through the general staff salary
review process starting with senior leadership, senior managers, managers and non-managers.
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (
Act) the University of Waikato (
University) has considered
your request and provides the following information.
4.
Please find attached two tables at Appendix 1 setting out the number of successful salary
increases for 2021 and 2022 through the University’s General Staff Salary Review (
GSSR).
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Jim Mercer
Chief Operating Officer
Appendix 1
Table 1: Successful numbers of GSSR applications for 2021
Level
Total Number
Non-Manager
Manager
Manager of a Manager
L2
4
4
0
0
L3
25
24
1
0
L4
89
80
9
0
L5
45
27
18
0
L6
25
9
16
0
L7
20
11
9
0
Individual
Employment
Agreement1
19
6
10
3
1 Note: An “Individual Employment Agreement” can either be: (a) below L7 or (b) at L7, or (c)
above L7.
Table 2: Successful numbers of GSSR applications for 2022
Level
Total Number
Non-Manager
Manager
Manager of a Manager
L2
2
2
0
0
L3
11
11
0
0
L4
84
76
8
0
L5
60
33
27
0
L6
26
10
16
0
L7
27
14
10
3
Individual
Employment
Agreement
0
0
0
0