| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.26 |
| Liaison | Karen Oberer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2024 |
McGill University
PA-12: Employee Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.86 / 3.00 |
Karen
Oberer Sustainability Officer McGill Office of Sustainability |
The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
Does the institution have significant contractors with employees that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:
On-campus dining halls are overseen by a contracted food service provider. In addition to this, the university contracts firms for some cleaning services and some security services.
Custodial Services: McGill has its own custodial services for some buildings, and these employees’ working conditions and salary are developed through collective agreement. Contracted custodial services either have their working conditions and salary negotiated through collective bargaining and adopted by ministerial decree or negotiated up from minimum wage, but in both cases McGill contracts apply the annual increases consented by ministerial decree (i.e., Le Décret sur le personnel d’entretien d’édifices publics de la région de Montréal)
More info: https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cr/D-2,%20r.%2015
Security Services: McGill has its own internal security services for some buildings, and these employees’ working conditions and salary are developed through collective agreement. Contracted security services have their working conditions and salary negotiated through collective bargaining and adopted by ministerial decree. (i.e., Le Décret sur les agents de sécurité)
More info: https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cr/D-2,%20r.%201
Food Services: McGill has its own unionized food services workforce, operationally supervised by the contracted food service provider. Workers for the contracted food service provider at McGill are not unionized; however, the majority earn over the living wage.
Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
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?:
A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:
Employees receive an hourly rate that respects Quebec's minimum wage ($15.25 as of May 1, 2023); all unionized employees have a minimum hourly rate that is higher than Quebec's minimum wage. Regular employees also have benefits, including: Group Insurance (Health, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life, Optional Life, Accidental Death), Pension Plan, EFAP, Staff Fitness Program, Tuition Assistance, etc.
Taking into account the benefits mentioned above, 100% of employees meet or exceed the living wage of $20.73/hr.
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:
Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Part 1:
Source for living wage: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110024101
Statistics Canada: Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars (2017-2021). The LICO for a family of four is $43,100, according to StatsCan info. We converted this annual salary into an hourly wage ($20.73/hr) using https://www.omnicalculator.com/finance/salary-to-hourly
The official, provincially mandated minimum wage in Quebec is $15.25/hr.
Part 2:
Students employed by contracted firms are excluded from these numbers.
Part 1:
Source for living wage: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110024101
Statistics Canada: Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars (2017-2021). The LICO for a family of four is $43,100, according to StatsCan info. We converted this annual salary into an hourly wage ($20.73/hr) using https://www.omnicalculator.com/finance/salary-to-hourly
The official, provincially mandated minimum wage in Quebec is $15.25/hr.
Part 2:
Students employed by contracted firms are excluded from these numbers.
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