A letter to the university regarding Joy Carters pay rise.

This is a letter to the University of Winchester regarding the recent anger at Vice Chancellor Joy Carter's recent £28,000 pay increase in the midst of staff protests over insufficient pay. I will be posting the reply on this blog. 




Hi there,

              it has recently come to my attention that Joy Carter has been given a £28,000 per year pay increase. To the outsider, this looks like an outrageous kick in the teeth for all of the staff that have been protesting against the insufficient 1% pay increase, especially when one considers the fact that some of the staff protesting take home wages smaller than their bosses recent bonus.

The excuse given for this pay rise was one of poverty, yet, it does not surprise me that a university professing the beliefs of the Christian church should have such a skewed view of poverty, with the wages of Joy Carter, before this recent hike, hardly being one even remotely comparable to poverty of any kind.

As a student, who pays a significant fee to the university, I demand to hear what justification can be given for this abhorrent injustice.

Eagerly awaiting your reply,

Alex Mason.