Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.98
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Mills College
PA-9: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Michael Russell
Director of Human Resources
Human Resources
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Number of employees:
539

Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
539

Does the institution have employees of contractors working on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Yes

Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
50

Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
50

A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:

Three collective bargaining agreements with unions for staff, one in negotiation for adjunct faculty. Full benefits for all staff working 20 or more hours per week and for faculty teaching at least three courses per academic year. All staff paid above new minimum wage of $12.25 per hour.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Yes

Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
539

Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
50

A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:

Salary comparison groups determined by salary surveys from AICCU (Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities) and CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association)


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:

Minimum of $15.75 per hour with health, dental and vision insurance with employee contribution of $6.35 to $32.14 per month, depending of plan chosen. Retirement Plan contributions of up to 9% from the employer.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:

Lowest paid is $16.77 per hour, next lowest is $17.50 per hour. Full benefits if working 20 hours per week.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:

Lowest is $12.50 per hour. No benefits if working less than 20 hours per week.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:

$5,000 per course


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):

$12.25 as of March 2nd


The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
12.25 US/Canadian $

Does the institution have an on-site child care facility, partner with a local facility, and/or provide subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of faculty and staff?:
No

Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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