Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Minnesota, Morris
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
-- Reporter Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
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Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
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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?:
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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 :
Again: Bargaining units and civil service wages begin at $12/hr or higher ($24,960/year) with 26.3% fringe (full-time).

Optional Fields 

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
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A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In 2013-2014 there were 383 staff at Morris. 133 P&A employees with benefits. 132 faculty with benefits. Regarding contractors: The University does not track the number of contractors and subcontractors on campus at any given time, but it is the policy of the University of Minnesota that all projects contracted for by the University shall comply with the prevailing wage requirements of Minn. Stat. 177.41 through 177.43. This requirement shall apply regardless of the source of funding.

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