MSPs expressed concern over the trips by Paul Little as the college is preparing to axe posts
A “globetrotting” college boss racked up over twenty foreign trips before backing a redundancy scheme for staff.
The College, which has 30,000 students, said in December that cost pressures meant they had to make cuts of £4m. In 2018/19, Little travelled to New York for a seven day trip, Brussels twice, Shanghai, Berlin on two occasions, Budapest and Singapore.The following year saw Dr Little, who is principal and chief executive, spend five days in New York, Brussels, Kosovo, India, Copenhagen and the US again.
Dr Little’s salary in 2020/21 was nearly £170,000 and his total remuneration package came to around £215,000.The Record reported plans in 2019 for the organisation to appoint an Executive Chef on £55,000 per year.Green MSP Ross Greer said: “College staff are sadly used to Paul Little’s extravagant spending habits.
Lennon added: “When the college is drawing up a plan for savings, they should start by questioning whether any of the meetings made during these trips could have been done virtually. "The college is world-renowned and therefore generates valuable income from both overseas and UK contracts. This additional income directly helps protect college jobs. Our Principal plays a pivotal role in successfully developing and maintaining these external partnerships.
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