| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.28 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | Nov. 25, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
PA-9: Employee Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.69 / 3.00 |
Mike
Kerr Sr. Compensation Analyst Human Resources |
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:
The university currently has contractual agreements with 5 unions. As part of that relationship, we have negotiated separate contracts with each group providing clear , basic provisions of terms and conditions of employment. The areas covered include, wage rates, benefits, uniforms, sick and leave pay and vacations, and provides for a grievance procedure.
The university also has established pay ranges and salary structure for its employees and reviews these on an annual basis ensuring that departments and schools comply with the university policies. The university also reviews merit percentages to determine market movement and makes an annual recommendation to provide a responsible merit pool each year.
Outside contractors that provide services to the university, i.e. food services, provide and annual review of their employees and provides an increase based on performance.
Date Revised: Jan. 14, 2015
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:
Wages are compared annually to salary survey data for like positions in the the greater Boston area.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:
BU regular full-time employees are provided the opportunity to be included in Health, Dental, group Life, 403B, LTD, Health Savings Account Eye Care, and tuition remission.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:
Where eligible based on percent time and hours worked, BU part-time employees are provided the opportunity to be included in Health, Dental, group Life, 403B, LTD, Health Savings Accounts, Eye Care and tuition remission
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:
Temporary employees are allowed, where required by law, to participate in the Retirement plan.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:
Temporary employees are allowed, where required by law, to participate in the Retirement plan.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):
Student employees are not provided any benfits
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:
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.