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
13 December 2023
Emmet Smith
Email: [FYI request #24768 email]
Dear Emmet
Official Information request
I refer to your request for official information of 15 November 2023 as follows:
1. List the salary level of successful applications by department for the general staff salary
review process between the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
2. List the salary level of total applications by department for the general staff salary review
process between the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (
OIA) the University of Waikato (
University) has given
due consideration to your request and provides the
attached information.
1. List of the salary level of successful applications by department for the general staff salary
review process (
GSSR) for the years 2021 and 2022.
2. List of the salary levels of applications by department, for the GSSR process for the years 2021
and 2022. By way of explanation, areas have been grouped to protect the privacy of persons
under section 9 (2) (a) of the OIA.
3. Information regarding the 2023 successful applications and total applications is refused under
section 18 (e) of the OIA as the information requested does not exist. By way of clarification,
the GSSR process for 2023 has not yet concluded and the number of applications could change
during the process.
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
Salary level of successful applications by department for 2021
Level
Successful
Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
Level 3
5
Level 4
3
Level 5
4
Level 7
1
Division of Education
Level 4
4
Level 5
1
Level 6
0
Level 7
5
Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
Level 2
1
Level 3
1
Level 4
23
Level 5
10
Level 6
3
Level 7
1
Division of Management
Level 3
1
Level 4
6
Level 5
5
Level 6
1
Level 7
2
Finance and Analytics
Level 3
1
Level 5
2
Level 7
6
Human Resource Management
Level 3
2
Information Technology Services
Level 3
3
Level 4
8
Level 5
1
Level 6
7
Level 7
1
IEA Rate
1
Library
Level 2
1
Level 3
7
Level 4
13
Level 5
1
Level 6
3
Property Services
Cleaners Range1
3
Cleaners Range2
1
Cleaners Range3
3
Cleaners Range5
1
Gardeners Range2
3
Level 2
1
Level 3
3
Level 4
4
Level 5
1
Level 6
2
Level 7
1
IEA Rate
3
Student Services Division
Level 2
1
Level 3
4
Level 4
15
Level 5
6
Level 6
4
Level 7
1
IEA Rate
5
Vice-Chancellor
Level 3
2
Level 4
17
Level 5
15
Level 6
5
Level 7
5
IEA Rate
11
Salary level of successful applications by department for 2022
Level
Successful
Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
Level 3
8
Level 4
1
Level 5
9
Level 7
1
Division of Education
Level 4
4
Level 5
2
Level 7
5
IEA Rate
1
Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
Level 2
1
Level 3
1
Level 4
29
Level 5
15
Level 6
4
Level 7
3
IEA Rate
1
Division of Management
Level 2
1
Level 4
5
Level 5
4
Level 6
1
Level 7
2
IEA Rate
1
Finance and Analytics
Level 3
3
Level 5
3
Level 7
2
IEA Rate
1
Human Resource Management
Level 4
1
Level 5
1
Level 6
1
Level 7
2
IEA Rate
1
Information Technology Services
Level 3
2
Level 4
11
Level 5
2
Level 6
13
Level 7
6
IEA Rate
6
Library
Level 2
1
Level 3
1
Level 4
4
Property Services
Cleaners Range2
1
Cleaners Range5
2
Gardeners Range2
3
Level 4
1
Level 5
2
Level 6
2
Level 7
1
IEA Rate
4
Student Services Division
Level 3
2
Level 4
23
Level 5
11
Level 6
7
IEA Rate
10
Vice-Chancellor
Level 3
3
Level 4
19
Level 5
22
Level 6
6
Level 7
4
IEA Rate
10
Salary levels of applications by department for 2021
Salary level
Corporate
Student Services
Deputy Vice-Chancellors Māori;
Divisions of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences
Total
Services
Research; and Academic
(ALPSS); Health, Engineering, Computing, and Science
applications
(HECS); Management (WMS) and Education (EDU)
L2
3
4
9
2
18
L3
16
11
18
24
69
L4
24
40
53
65
182
L5
24
19
24
43
110
L6
38
13
10
9
70
L7
23
7
4
23
57
IEA
29
27
14
5
75
Salary levels of applications by department for 2022
Salary level
Corporate
Student Services
Deputy Vice-Chancellors Māori;
Divisions of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences
Total
Services
Research; and Academic
(ALPSS); Health, Engineering, Computing, and Science
applications
(HECS); Management (WMS) and Education (EDU)
L2
3
4
9
2
18
L3
16
11
18
24
69
L4
24
40
53
65
182
L5
24
19
24
43
110
L6
38
13
10
9
70
L7
23
7
4
23
57
IEA
29
27
14
5
75