Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.39
Liaison Stephanie MacPhee
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2025

STARS v2.2

Dalhousie University
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.32 / 3.00 Stephanie MacPhee
Executive Director
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):
26.50 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
85.70

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:

Food service for all campuses. 5% of Halifax staff and 45% of Truro staff. Halifax average 32.89% of food service and Truro is 0% - average 16.45% are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. 


Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
16.45

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:

Full time permanent staff are part of the university pension program, have access to a health spending account, a portion of medical  coverage. latest Local 99 collective agreement - https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/dept/hr/Employee-Relations/NSGEU-Local-99-CA-2022-2025.pdf 

and the Local 77 collective agreement - https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/dept/hr/Employee-Relations/NSGEU-Local-77-CA-2022-2025.pdf

All the current collective agreements: https://www.dal.ca/dept/hr/labour-relations/collective-agreements.html 


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:
https://www.dal.ca/dept/hr/labour-relations.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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