Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.46
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v2.2

Emory University
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Cyrus Bhedwar
Director
Office of Sustainability Initiatives
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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):
27.75 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
74.50

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:

Emory has on-site contractors for its food service, mail services, bookstore, shuttle transit drivers, and some custodial.

For this report, Emory was able to collect data on all contracted employees except the bookstore and custodial workers at the Emory Clinic.


Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
31.74

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:

$17.54/hour entry-level wage plus a benefits package that includes medical benefits, basic life insurance, a 403(b) retirement contribution, and eligibility for payroll deduction of sustainable commute transit pass. Part-time employees must regularly work no less than 20 hours per week to be benefits-eligible.

Emory does not calculate the total compensation including benefits, so this answer does not reflect the benefits given.


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:

Emory University does not have a policy for providing 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 $17.54.


Website URL where information about employee compensation 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:

All data reported in this section were accurate as of August 2023.


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