Salary negotiations 2017 completed
When you read this you already know your result of this year’s salary negotiations.
The results are in of this year’s salary negotiations. Those who have either received a salary improvement or an application refusal have been sent an answer.
This marks the completion of a process that has been ongoing since the winter of 2017 and that included meetings with each of the section heads and each of the approximately 10 labour unions that are represented in AGRO.
This year, 43 supplements for qualifications, which also contribute to pension payments, and 5 one-time bonuses, which do not contribute to pension payments, have been granted.
- I am pleased that we have so many good employees in the department but unfortunately we do not have unlimited funds to distribute. A salary improvement must also reflect that you are particularly deserving of an amount over and above your present salary and therefore we need to prioritise, says Head of Department Erik Steen Kristensen.
Labour union representatives and section heads have both participated in the task of prioritising the applications. The applications were divided into three groups: A (must have), B (will receive if there is enough to go around) and C (lowest priority).
Among the criteria for being considered for a raise or bonus are if the applicant’s extra input correspond to the salary improvement that is being applied for, the level of project activity, policy support, publications, teaching, and internationalisation (for VIP) and, not least, the ability to collaborate. According to the salary agreements for the various labour groups there is an upper limit with regard to how big a salary supplement you can achieve.
- We also take into consideration how much people are already earning. If you already have a high salary but you make an extra effort, then we will give a one-time bonus for the extra effort. In Foulum we have had particularly great challenges with regard to collaboration with respect to our policy support tasks. These challenges have been dealt with in a very fine way by many employees, which is reflected in the distribution of salary supplements, explains Erik Steen Kristensen and adds:
- Many employees put in an extra effort but we cannot give extra money to everyone. We have to prioritise. I do not expect everyone to be satisfied but I hope that people can understand the outcome.
If you have questions with regard to what is necessary for consideration for a salary improvement then you are welcome to ask Erik Steen Kristensen.