Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.30
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date March 1, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Virginia
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.94 / 3.00 Tim White
Senior Immigration Consultant
Human Resources
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Part 1 

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

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
86.41

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):
0

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 :
$25,750 annually is the current UVA Charlottesville campus institution minimum wage for a full-time 40 hour per week employee, which is $43,784 - $53,060 including the benefits that are provided. The actual current minimum starting pay for an entry-level employee including the average level of health benefits is $21.05 - $25.51 per hour including the benefits that are provided. A full-time employee is eligible for a range of benefits, such as health insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off. http://www.hr.virginia.edu/other-hr-services/hr-consulting-services/compensation/snapshot-of-salaries-and-benefits/

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:
At the University, our philosophy is to pay fairly and competitively in order to recruit, reward and retain high-performing employees. Employment at the University offers forms of compensation beyond base pay, including, but not limited to, health insurance, tuition remission and assistance, annual leave, training and retirement programs. http://www.virginia.edu/wages

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:
This credit is only evaluating the Academic Employees of the University. Prior to this UVA Health System employees have been managed by a separate HR system and this data is not available at this time. Future submissions should contain all UVA employee data because the two HR systems are being merged. Part 1 of the credit excludes student employees. Of the 15,462 FTE employees at UVA, approximately 6,100 are part of the Health System and not evaluated in this credit.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.