| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.29 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
PAE-11: Sustainable Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.00 / 8.00 |
David
Proulx Associate Vice President for Finance; Interim VP of Human Resources VP for Finance and Administration |
Total number of employees working on campus (including contractors):
Number of employees (including contractors) that the institution ensures earn sustainable compensation:
A brief description of how the institution ensures that its lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) receive sustainable compensation:
The state of New Hampshire follows the Federal Minimum wage of $7.25. Wage schedules for status employees (staff eligible for full benefits) start at no less than $10.00/hr, and adjunct staff no less than $7.25. The average salary for non-exempt staff is $34,491 @ $16.00/hr. In UNH Dining and UNH Facilities, which have a large number of adjunct employees, the only people paid less than $10.00/hr are student employees. Salary increase guidelines from 1983 to present have included either an "Across The Board" (ATB) or "General Increase" component.
Types of salary increases:
Across-the Board Increase an annualized, fixed percentage amount that is applied to all pay ranges and to salaries of all staff/faculty
General Increase A percentage or an annualized amount (the amount may differ by occupational type) which is applied to all staff/faculty salaries
Market Equity Range Change. When salary survey data indicates that the range assignment of a particular classification is no longer competitive, the campus Human Resources Office, in cooperation with the USNH Director of Human Resources may move the classification and staff in it to a higher salary range
Equity Adjustment. A salary increase that may be granted to a staff member when a responsible administrator in conjunction with the campus Human Resources Office, recognizes an inconsistency in a staff member's compensation that should be corrected.
Salary and range market data is reviewed at least annually
CONTRACTORS: Although there is no specific language relative to wage and benefits expectations for contractors, the contract with GCA who provides maintenance staff such as grounds and utilities workers by contract are not paying anything less than $10.00 and in most cases are paying $11.00 and up.
See http://www.usnh.edu/olpm/USY/V.Pers/F.htm
Across-the Board Increase an annualized, fixed percentage amount that is applied to all pay ranges and to salaries of all staff/faculty
General Increase A percentage or an annualized amount (the amount may differ by occupational type) which is applied to all staff/faculty salaries
Market Equity Range Change. When salary survey data indicates that the range assignment of a particular classification is no longer competitive, the campus Human Resources Office, in cooperation with the USNH Director of Human Resources may move the classification and staff in it to a higher salary range
Equity Adjustment. A salary increase that may be granted to a staff member when a responsible administrator in conjunction with the campus Human Resources Office, recognizes an inconsistency in a staff member's compensation that should be corrected.
Salary and range market data is reviewed at least annually.
For contractors, there is no USNH or UNH contract-specific language relative to wage and benefits expectations. However, the contract with GCA, which provides maintenance staff such as grounds and utilities workers by contract, are not paying any less than $10.00/hr and in most cases are paying $11.00 +/hr.
A UNH Workplace survey is conducted for both faculty and staff to ensure fair compensation is being met. http://www.unh.edu/hr/workplace-survey/UNH-Workplace-Survey-Results.htm
The most recent year total compensation for the institution’s lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) was evaluated to ensure that it was sustainable:
The website URL where information about the institution’s compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These numbers and policies do not include UNH contractors, only UNH employees (faculty and staff).
These numbers and policies do not include UNH contractors, only UNH employees (faculty and staff).
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.