Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	60.20
Liaison	Jonathan Rausseo
Submission Date	March 29, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Ottawa
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.05 / 3.00	Manon Dugal Director HR Advisory Services

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Part 1

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):

17.50 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):

100

Part 2

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

Yes

Percentage of employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations that the institution has verified as receiving a living wage (benefits excluded) (0-100; enter ‘0’ if unknown):

Part 3

The total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular (i.e., permanent) employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:

100 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :

Mandatory benefits for all support staff at the University of Ottawa includes: 'Basic Employee Life Insurance' (insured for two times salary if dependents and for one times your salary if do not have any dependents, to a maximum of $150,000); - Long-term disability (receive 66 2/3% of your salary as of the 120th day of disability, providing they meet all the terms of the contract); - Supplementary Health Insurance (helps cover certain medical expenses that are not covered by provincial health care (Ontario Health Coverage or RAMQ); - Basic Dental Insurance Plan (pays for 80% of pre-determined expenses based on the Ontario Dental Association fee guide); - Employee Assistance Program (program provides professional, confidential support services including counselling for common life issues); - Pension Plan (mandatory for staff over 30 years, the university and the staff member pay into a pension plan).

Optional Fields

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:

N/A

Has the institution made a formal commitment to provide a living wage to its student employees and/or graduate teaching/research assistants (e.g. by adopting a student bill-of-rights)?:

A brief description of the institution’s commitment to a student living wage:

N/A

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.uottawa.ca/human-resources/my-info?hash=compensation

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

For a living wage we have used a blend of the range between Kingston and Toronto. Ottawa has not yet calculated its living wage. Information about employee benefits http://hr.uottawa.ca/files/welcome/SommAvSociaux_soutien_psuo_e.pdf