Salary negotiations 2019 completed
By the time you read this you will very soon 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 will soon be sent an answer.
This marks the completion of a process that has been ongoing since the March 2019 and that included meetings with all of the section managers and each of the approximately 10 labour unions that are represented in AGRO.
This year, 48 supplements for qualifications, which also contribute to pension payments, and 10 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 and a lower limit with regard to how big a salary supplement you can achieve.
- We also take into account how much people are already earning. If you already have a high salary but you make an extra effort, then we may give a one-time bonus for the extra effort, explains Erik Steen Kristensen and continues:
- 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.