| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.10 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | May 21, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
PAE-11: Sustainable Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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8.00 / 8.00 |
Crystal
Simmons Outreach and public relations Office of Sustainability |
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Total number of employees working on campus (including contractors):
2,476
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Number of employees (including contractors) that the institution ensures earn sustainable compensation:
2,476
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A brief description of how the institution ensures that its lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) receive sustainable compensation:
It is the policy of the State [of North Carolina] to compensate its employees at a level sufficient to encourage excellence of performance and to maintain the labor market competitiveness necessary to recruit and retain a competent work force*. Further, Appalachian State University, through the University Strategic Plan seeks to:
•Allocate resources, develop support services, and promote a collegial culture to attract, develop, and retain an exceptional faculty and staff.
•Offer competitive salaries and benefits for faculty and staff.
•Promote faculty and staff career satisfaction and development, [striving to create] a welcoming culture, transparent policies, and fair reward systems that encourage high performance, diversity, and equity.
These efforts are underpinned by annual compensation studies conducted by the NC State Personnel Commission as well as Appalachian State University, and have resulted in data that supports the assumption that the university is paying a set amount above the prevailing “market” wage in the five (5) surrounding counties of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
To report for this study, the lowest paid employees on campus are those that work in Building Services, Physical Plant, Administrative Support Services, and Food Services—of which (congruent with study results) 100% are paid above the prevailing wage of the “market” area. Data for these employees is as follows:
•Food Services: paid $11.51/hr compared to $9.52/hr prevailing
•Building Services: paid $11.67/hr compared to $9.55/hr prevailing
•Physical Plant: paid $13.54/hr compared to $10.44/hr prevailing
•Administrative Support Services: paid $15.02/hr compared to $13.47/hr prevailing
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The most recent year total compensation for the institution’s lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) was evaluated to ensure that it was sustainable:
2,009
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The website URL where information about the institution’s compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional link: ASU promotes just compensation wages as supported in the Strategic Plan: http://www.appstate.edu/about/strategic_plan.pdf
It is the policy of the State to compensate its employees at a level sufficient to encourage excellence of performance and to maintain the labor market competitiveness necessary to recruit and retain a competent work force, Faculty, Staff and Administrators.
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