 the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions webmaster mon 10022017 808 following extensive negotiations with the two university unions the administration extended its final offer of eight percent 8 to ub staff members and six percent 6 to ua members for the 2017 calendar year retroactive to january 1 2017 this offer was conveyed to the union presidents on august 30 2017 in the context of what is affordable in keeping with the mandate by the university council moreover vicechancellor and principal professor ivelaw lloyd griffith has stressed from the outset that performance of staff members will be a key consideration the administration has honored all requests by the unions for financial and other information during the period of the negotiation which began on july 12 it is to be noted as well that exclusion of the university s executive members from the negotiation package and consequential benefits was communicated clearly and unambiguously to the unions on september 20 2017 in a letter which stated that the administration is committed to consummating an agreement that will not include members of the executive but will include elements of performance also the administration reiterates what the unions know and what has been shared with the university community most recently in a september 27 2017 note from the vicechancellor that increases in base salaries and pension are not the only financial obligations the university has to bear these obligations include benefits such as allowances for travelling entertainment uniforms and academic materials study leave salary and housing for three months sabbatical leave salary and housing for 12 months leave passage and duty allowance for deans heads and cocoordinators in addition as was indicated in the new academic year welcome back memorandum from the vicechancellor the university continues to pay an average of 45 percent merit award to all eligible members of the staff annually in his september 27 2017 update to the university community vicechancellor griffith noted i am ready to sign the agreement and begin the payments if the agreement is signed within the next 10 days the payments can be made with the october 2017 salaries the vicechancellor takes this opportunity to thank the hundreds of dedicated academic and nonacademic staff members for their exemplary service and looks forward to the collective efforts to enhance the university s teaching and learning research and service to the university community and the wider society  ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division september 30 2017  salaries 