Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.07
Liaison Michelle McCollum
Submission Date April 30, 2020

STARS v2.2

George Brown College
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.51 / 3.00 Dave Maharaj
Director, Total Rewards, Payroll & HR Administration
Human Resources
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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):
22.08 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
79.50

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:
Total = 337

Total Unionized: 99 + 23 + 5 3953 + 16 + 24 + 80 = 295
Non-Union: 4 + 7 + 31 = 42

Housekeeping contractors (TBM)-99; Waterfront -23; St. James -53; Casa Loma -23

Compass Canada, Food Services – As of January 2020
- Casa Loma has 16 employees who are unionized and 4 who are non-unionized; union is Workers United Ontario Council and its local 2742
- St James has 27 who are also unionized and 7 who are non-unionized; United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175
- Waterfront Campus has 31 staff who are not unionized 20+34+31=85
43 Unionized, 42 Non-Union

Security Personnel: Stacey Andrews: Verbal: approx 80 security staff all unionized

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
87.50

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:
The lowest starting hourly rate for full time staff is minimum wage ($14.00) plus limited benefits. The student minimum wage is $13.15.

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