Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	68.02
Liaison	Maxine Dandois-Fafard
Submission Date	Nov. 10, 2023

STARS v2.2

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.25 / 3.00	Marlène Blais Director 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):

15.57 US/Canadian $

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

100

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:

These companies come or have come to work for us in the last three years:
- Housekeeping (5 different companies)
- Security (3 different companies)
- Exterior maintenance (3 different companies)
- Cafeteria and catering (1 company)

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

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?:

100 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:

The lowest hourly wage at INRS for a staff member corresponds to a salary of class 1, step 1, according to the 2021 scales of SCUQ and SESIAF (the 2022 scales will be adjusted shortly by 3.5%). It is CAD$22.26 per hour, which amounts to CAD$46,461 annually for 40 hours of work. We used the calculator https://www.calculconversion.com/calcul-salaire-brut-net-quebec to convert the gross salary to net salary, which results in CAD$34,559, or CAS$16.55 per hour.
The livable income for a family of 4 in Montreal, Quebec, in 2022, according to the Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques (IRIS), is CAD$65,033. When you divide this annual income by 2 adults and consider a 40-hour workweek, it translates to an hourly wage of CAD$15.57.
Therefore, the remuneration paid is at 106% of the living wage.

Optional Fields

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

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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://inrs.ca/offres-d-emploi/faire-carriere-a-l-inrs/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors: Wages for on-site contractors were found for 6 companies, among them 1 was below living wage. Furthermore, one other company could be confirmed as covered by a union contract, for a total of 6 companies out of 12 corresponding to the criteria.