Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.95
Liaison Mari Acob-Nash
Submission Date Dec. 14, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

North Seattle College
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.35 / 3.00 Tim Albertson
Sustainability Coordinator
Student Development Services
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Part 1 

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

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
65

Part 2 

Does the institution have employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Yes

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):
100

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?:
125 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 :
medical, dental, vision plans, sick leave, vacation leave

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:
Seattle Colleges, of which South Seattle is a part of, committed to raise the minimum wage for all employees from $11 to $13 dollars in 2014. As of 2017, minimum hourly rate is $15/hr.

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)?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s commitment to a student living wage:
Seattle Colleges, of which South Seattle is a part of, committed to raise the minimum wage for all employees from $11 to $13 dollars in 2014. As of 2017, minimum hourly rate is $15/hr.

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