Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.41
Liaison Jillian Leach
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

California State University, Chico
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.80 / 3.00 Fletcher Alexander
Sustainability Programs Manager
Institute for Sustainable Development
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Part 1 

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
16.91 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
100

Part 2 

Does the institution have employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
No

Percentage of employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations that the institution has verified as receiving a living wage (benefits excluded) (0-100; enter ‘0’ if unknown):
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Part 3 

The total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular (i.e., permanent) employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:
100 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :
Employees are paid at least the minimum wage rate in California. Staff with appointment time of more than 6 months are eligible for benefits. Faculty with academic year appointment are eligible for benefits. Lecturer or coaches with 12 month appointment are eligible for benefits. Benefits include: Medical Dental Vision FlexCash Life Insurance Long Term Disability Insurance Dependent Care Reimbursement Account Health Care Reimbursement Account Voluntary Benefits Plans Savings Plus Program Scholarshare College Savings Plan (California's 529 Plan) Tax Sheltered Annuity

Optional Fields 

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
Yes

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:
We a part of the 23-campus CA State University System in which all employees (except Management Personnel Plan and other non-represented employees) are covered under a collective bargaining agreement which ensures sustainable wages. The salary schedule is set by the CSU Chancellor’s Office in negotiation with the unions and applied to all 23 campuses.

Has the institution made a formal commitment to provide a living wage to its student employees and/or graduate teaching/research assistants (e.g. by adopting a student bill-of-rights)?:
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A brief description of the institution’s commitment to a student living wage:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.calstate.edu/LaborRel/Contracts_HTML/current_cba.shtml.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Living wage is from MIT Living Wage Calulator

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