Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	45.97
Liaison	Tom Hartzell
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Calvin University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.56 / 3.00	Andrew George Director of Human Resource Services Human Resources

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Part 1

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):

15.26 US/Canadian $

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

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):

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?:

150 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 :

The minimum total compensation for the lowest pay grade includes a base salary and benefits options that include health, dental, and vision insurance and up to an 8% of salary contribution to a retirement plan.

Optional Fields

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:

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)?:

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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Part 2 - It is unknown whether contracted service staff are paid above the local living wage. Living wage is from http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/26081 The 97% was calculated by taking the total number of faculty and staff earning $15.26/hr and higher divided by the total number of faculty and staff. The living wage was recorded in November 2018 but may change month-to-month. (Note from Andy George, 2.8.19 JW)