Yet another former UK employee has had to resort to legal action in order to address UK's flagrant discrimination.
Jeanne Suchanek is not the first woman fired for having breast cancer at UK or the first employee to be fired for a serious illness, and, unfortunately, she probably won't be the last.
We have heard horror stories like hers from all areas of the university -- supervisors and deans making their own rules, employees forced to lie on evalutions, and more. Of course these things are against the policies of UK but in the everyday real life of far too many UK employees the official policies don't mean a thing.
Our question is why aren't more employees speaking up?
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuition Increase and No Raise for the Third Straight Year
According to Lee Todd's e-mail to UK folks today, UK "will not be able to provide across-the-board salary increases to faculty and staff."
Todd did acknowledge that "because hospital operations are generating sufficient revenue, the senior leadership of UK HealthCare continues to analyze whether they have the capacity to give a salary increase to their employees."
This story has been repeated so many times no one seems the least bit surprised.
Lest the students feel left out, Todd also announced a six-percent increase in tuition.
However, Todd did express some regret at being unable to give raises. "He said he would like to give the university's lowest-paid employees a raise of some kind — perhaps a one-time payment or permanent salary adjustment — but is not sure how to pay for it."
There now -- don't we all feel better?
Todd did acknowledge that "because hospital operations are generating sufficient revenue, the senior leadership of UK HealthCare continues to analyze whether they have the capacity to give a salary increase to their employees."
This story has been repeated so many times no one seems the least bit surprised.
Lest the students feel left out, Todd also announced a six-percent increase in tuition.
However, Todd did express some regret at being unable to give raises. "He said he would like to give the university's lowest-paid employees a raise of some kind — perhaps a one-time payment or permanent salary adjustment — but is not sure how to pay for it."
There now -- don't we all feel better?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Yes, You Can Buy Anything at UK
The Gatton College of Business Economics just sent out their invitation to the induction into 2010 Alumni Hall of Fame.
Guess who one of the inductees is? Yes, it is the same old Mr. Coal Lodge himself, Mr. Joseph Craft III.
I guess you can buy your way into anything, even the Gatton College Alumni Hall of Fame.
The irony is that the College just started a Center for Green Manufacturing!
(We wish we could say we were surprised.)
Guess who one of the inductees is? Yes, it is the same old Mr. Coal Lodge himself, Mr. Joseph Craft III.
I guess you can buy your way into anything, even the Gatton College Alumni Hall of Fame.
The irony is that the College just started a Center for Green Manufacturing!
(We wish we could say we were surprised.)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
