Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 77.43
Liaison Elida Erickson
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Cruz
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Ellen Vaughan
Water & Climate Action Manager
Sustainability Office
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Part 1. Living wage for employees

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

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
67.30

Part 2. Living wage for employees of contractors

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

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:
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Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
0

Part 3. Minimum total compensation for employees

Total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time or full-time employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:
None of the above (i.e. the lowest paid regular employee or pay grade earns less than the living wage)

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:
None of the above, the lowest-paid employee earns 85.5% of the living wage defined above.

For all part-time employees (including adjunct faculty) - UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan guarantees a minimum rate of $15/hour for all UC employees hired to work at least 20 hours a week (i.e., 50% time) and to all contract workers.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/fairwage/index.html

Regular, part-time employees in career, academic, limited, partial-year career and contract appointments, working at least 20 hours per week (i.e., 50% time) are eligible for Full Benefits.
• Choice of medical plans
• Choice of dental plans
• Vision
• Legal
• Disability, life & accident insurance
• Tax-savings programs:
o Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP)PDF
o Health Flexible Spending Account PDF
o Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account PDF
• Family care resources

Optional Fields 

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
No

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:
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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:
http://compensation.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Living Wage, Santa Cruz County, $30.33 as of 1/19/22: https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06087

Data:
Benjamin Short
Principal Compensation & Classification Analyst
Staff Human Resources
&
Shelby Young
Staff Human Resources
Manager
Compensation, Classification, Policy, Operations and CruzPay

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