| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.53 |
| Liaison | Taryn Wilkinson |
| Submission Date | Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Niagara College Canada
PA-9: Employee Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Nicole
Perreault Manager Human Resources |
Number of employees:
Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
Does the institution have employees of contractors working on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:
The Council is the bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario colleges in negotiating collective agreements with unionized staff including support staff and faculty. In addition, the Council provides a variety of services for the college system such as advice on human resource issues, collective agreement administration, benefits administration and research. Each college board determines the terms and conditions of employment for non-unionized staff. The Council provides research services to an external body, which reviews and recommends to college boards the terms and conditions of employment and compensation for presidents and administrative staff. The Council is the policy holder for group insurance benefits. The pension plan is administered separately by CAAT Pension Plan. Various guidelines, manuals and support tools are provided by Council to the colleges’ Human Resources Departments related to administration of the job evaluation and compensation programs for Administrative Staff.
There are 22 full-time security personnel. They work different shifts at all campuses. Paragon is a unionized company.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:
The Council is the bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario colleges in negotiating collective agreements with unionized staff including support staff and faculty. In addition, the Council provides a variety of services for the college system such as advice on human resource issues, collective agreement administration, benefits administration and research. Each college board determines the terms and conditions of employment for non-unionized staff. The Council provides research services to an external body, which reviews and recommends to college boards the terms and conditions of employment and compensation for presidents and administrative staff. The Council is the policy holder for group insurance benefits. The pension plan is administered separately by CAAT Pension Plan. Various guidelines, manuals and support tools are provided by Council to the colleges’ Human Resources Departments related to administration of the job evaluation and compensation programs for Administrative Staff.
Statistics Canada's statistic known as the low income cut-off (LICO) is defined as the income threshold below which a family will likely devote a larger share of its income on the necessities of food, shelter and clothing than an average family. The approach is essentially to estimate an income threshold at which families are expected to spend 20 percentage points more than the average family on food, shelter and clothing.
The lowest paid regular, full-time employees at Niagara College makes an annualized salary of $33,670. Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-off for 2014 for a family of four for a population in Canada between 30,000-99,999 is $31,835, which is below the lowest salary offered by Niagara College.
Source: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/pick-choisir?lang=eng&p2=33&id=2060094
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:
The lowest paid regular, full time employees have a starting hourly rate of $18.50/hr plus benefits. Mandatory benefits include: basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long term disability, extended health care (includes vision and hearing care), dental care, and have the option to participate in the following benefits: supplemental life insurance, employee optional life insurance, dependent life insurance, spousal supplemental life insurance, critical illness. Other benefits offered include: pension, parental leave, tuition subsidy, vacation, and professional development.
The extent of these benefits varies between full time employee classifications.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:
The lowest paid regular, part time employees have a starting hourly rate of $16.58 + 4% vacation pay. At a minimum, Niagara College adheres to wage standards and labour codes for Ontario.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:
The lowest paid temporary (non-regular) employees have a starting hourly rate of $16.58 + 4% vacation pay. At a minimum, Niagara College adheres to wage standards and labour codes for Ontario.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:
The lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty have a starting hourly rate of $38.81, which is inclusive of vacation pay. At a minimum, Niagara College adheres to wage standards and labour codes for Ontario.
A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):
The lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable) have a starting hourly rate of $11.25 + 4% vacation pay. At a minimum, Niagara College adheres to wage standards and labour codes for Ontario.
The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
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?:
Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Ministry of Labour Minimum Wage Information: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/minwage.php
College Employer Council: http://www.thecouncil.on.ca/
Ministry of Labour Minimum Wage Information: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/minwage.php
College Employer Council: http://www.thecouncil.on.ca/
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