| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.38 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
PA-9: Employee Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.62 / 3.00 |
Deanna
Cochran Special Projects Manager VP for Administration |
Number of employees:
Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
Does the institution have employees of contractors working on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:
Bard College Human Resources http://www.bard.edu/employment/benefits/ and the Benefits Portal - https://mybensite.com/bard/ (User ID: bard Password: benefits)
Collective Bargaining agreements covering certain staff and faculty at the college are listed below:
American Association of University Professors - Collective bargaining agreement for undergraduate faculty holding teaching contracts for 6/13 or larger fractions.
Service Employees International Union Local #200 United - Building & Grounds, Environmental Services, & Security Departments -
Covering rates of pay, hours of work, and conditions of employment.
Employees of contractors are covered by:
Rochester Regional Joint Board Worker's United Local 471 - Chartwells employees (on-campus food service contractor) 62 members.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:
The College & the Unions' analysis' of local living wage standards, cost of living assessment, and Consumer Product Index
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:
Lowest paid regular, full time employees starting wage = $14.14+/ hour
Eligible for all benefits listed below:
• Health insurance - Individual or Family (below standard premiums)
• Prescription plan (included in Health Insurance)
• Vision care (included in Health Insurance)
• Dental- Individual, Individual + one, and Family premiums available
• Employee assistance program- free consultations/services 24hrs
• Life insurance - $12,000 AD&D at no charge to employee, additional, spousal & dependent available
• Flexible spending plans
• AFLAC
• Commuter benefit plan
• Long-term disability
• Long-term care insurance
• TIAA-CREF Retirement plan
(Regular Full-time employees - 10% of the employees annual base salary will be contributed by the College into TIAA-CREF retirement annuity after 2 years of service to the College.)
(*For AAUP Faculty -6/13 fraction and above-after one year of service to College, the College contributes 12.5% of the base salary, while the individual must contribute a minimum of 2.5%)
• Supplemental retirement annuity plan through TIAA-CREF - Voluntary
• Educational Benefits for Employees and their Dependents – Tuition Remission and Educational Assistance – after one year of service to College
• Tuition Exchange Program – after 3 years of full-time service to the College
• Tuition Reimbursement program *For AAUP Faculty - through collective bargaining agreement. A percentage of dependent’s tuition is reimbursed by Bard College based on the faculty FTE of service, only eligible for colleges not on the Tuition Exchange list
• Children’s Center and Nursery School – staff & faculty 1st priority - at little or no charge
• Stevenson Athletics Center – free membership - instructional classes & use of the facility
• Library Privileges – free use of Library services
• Parking Privileges – free permits for parking on campus to faculty/staff/contractors
• Various cultural events and activities on campus – free or discounted admission.
• Verizon Wireless discount
• Bronx Zoo discount
• ZipCar discount
• Jiffy Lube
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car discount
• Key Bank
• Plum Benefits - savings off shows, sporting events & hotels
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:
Regular part-time employees at least 25 hours per week or more (1,300 hours per year) in a budgeted position are eligible for all benefits listed below. Lowest paid regular part-time starting wage approximately $14.14+/hour.
Eligible for the same benefits as a regular-full time employee. PLEASE SEE LIST ABOVE
http://www.bard.edu/employment/benefits/
Benefits Portal:
https://mybensite.com/bard/ (User ID: bard Password: benefits)
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:
Temporary (non-regular) staff or Casual Employees are eligible for the following (with Bard College ID card) - approximately $14.00 + / hour depending on the department and responsibilities.
• Stevenson Athletics Center – free membership - instructional classes & use of the facility
• Parking Privileges – free permits for parking on campus to faculty/staff/contractors
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:
Part-time faculty (less than half-time) are eligible for discount programs and benefits listed below: (with Bard College ID card)
• Stevenson Athletics Center – free membership - instructional classes & use of the facility
• Parking Privileges – free permits for parking on campus to faculty/staff/contractors
• Various cultural events and activities on campus – free or discounted admission.
• Verizon Wireless discount
• Bronx Zoo
• ZipCar
• Jiffy Lube
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car
• Key Bank
• Plum Benefits - savings off shows, sporting events & hotels
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):
All Student employees make at least the local minimum wage, $ 8.00/hour, work study or non-work study. They are not eligible for benefits.
The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
Does the institution have an on-site child care facility, partner with a local facility, and/or provide subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of faculty and staff?:
Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.bard.edu/employment/benefits/
This website describes the benefits overview for all levels of faculty, administrators & staff)
https://mybensite.com/bard/ (User ID: bard Password: benefits)
This web page details the extensive benefits packages and the premiums, etc.
http://www.bard.edu/doc/
Quick link to 2013-2014 Faculty Handbook -
http://www.bard.edu/employment/benefits/
This website describes the benefits overview for all levels of faculty, administrators & staff)
https://mybensite.com/bard/ (User ID: bard Password: benefits)
This web page details the extensive benefits packages and the premiums, etc.
http://www.bard.edu/doc/
Quick link to 2013-2014 Faculty Handbook -
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.