Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	67.87
Liaison	Nurit Katz
Submission Date	March 6, 2020

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University of California, Los Angeles
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.90 / 3.00	Nurit Katz Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability

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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):

20.28 US/Canadian $

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

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?:

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:

Not regularly, but may work on a project basis

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?:

125 percent

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

All regular staff employees at UCLA must earn a minimum of $15.00/hour in accordance with the UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan, though the lowest regular employee currently earns $16.50, which is 37% over the state minimum wage of $12.00 and 16% over the local city minimum wage of $14.25. UCLA provides a benefits package to the lowest paid employees worth slightly over 70% their base wages which equates to roughly $11.50/hour. The total compensation (wages and benefits) for the lowest-paid workers at $15.00/hour is $28.40/hour, which is 140% of living wage. The living wage calculation for Los Angeles County, CA for 2 Adults, 2 Children, is $20.28/hour (as of January 2020; http://livingwage.mit.edu/).

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

Yes

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:

On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a new minimum wage plan for UC employees. Titled the “UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan”, the program guarantees that by October 2017 UC employees hired to work at least 20 hours a week be paid at least $15 per hour.

The plan also requires that contractors doing business with UC guarantee a $15 minimum hourly wage for their workers, ensuring that any workers being paid through a UC contract are paid fairly. The plan includes several measures to ensure contractors comply with the new minimum wage, as well as all federal, state, and UC workplace law and policies, including a telephone hotline for contract workers to report issues, and annual and periodic audits.
With this plan, UC is the first public university in the United States to voluntarily establish a $15/hour minimum wage.

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/fairwage/index.html

Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/fairwage/index.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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