Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	70.12
Liaison	Ciannat Howett
Submission Date	July 25, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Emory University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.42 / 3.00	Kelly Weisinger Director Office of Sustainability Initiatives

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Part 1

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

15.45 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):

18.50

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?:

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, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :

$12.08/hour entry level wage plus a benefits package that includes medical benefits, basic life insurance, a 403(b) retirement contribution, and eligibility for a free sustainable commute transit pass. Part-time employees must regularly work no less than 20 hours per week to be benefits-eligible.

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:

Emory Healthcare has been committed to paying a “living wage” since 2005, but no written commitment or policy exists. Emory Healthcare's current living wage is $12.08 and will increase to $12.50 effective 9/1/2017. Emory Healthcare collaborates annually with Emory University to assess its living wage/lowest pay rate and make recommendations for upgrades. Emory Healthcare uses the federal poverty level for a family of four as its benchmark. The current federal poverty level expressed as an hourly rate is $11.87 ($24,600).

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:

http://www.hr.emory.edu/eu/pay/comppolicies.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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