Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.66
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

American University
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.37 / 3.00 Courtney Stoner
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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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):
18.16 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
95.80

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?:
Yes

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:
The two significant on-site contractors are Aramark (Janitorial) and Aramark (Dining). They are both covered under union contracts.

(Aramark is no longer AU's current dining contractor, but was at the time this data was captured. The current dining contractor is now Chartwells.)

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
100

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:
$14.00 per hour (the DC minimum wage at the time of data capture), does not include benefits.

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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This credit excludes student employees.

*Data for all parts of this credit is captured from November 2019. FY20 data was not used due to COVID-19 impacts.

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