Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.66
Liaison	Marianella Franklin
Submission Date	Sept. 20, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.90 / 3.00	Kristina Chavez Compensation Manger Office of Human Resources

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Part 1

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

13.85 US/Canadian $

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

Part 2

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

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):

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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?:

150 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 :

Minimum annual rate of $20,500 plus medical insurance 100% covered for employee (cost of $7,177 paid by UT System), 50% covered for dependents. Insurance also includes $40,000 employee Basic Life and employee $40,000 Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance.

Optional Fields

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:

In addition, we haveestablished a new institutional living wage of $20,500 which will be the minimum a classified employee can earn at UTRGV.

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)?:

Yes

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

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

https://www.utrgv.edu/hr/_files/documents/forms/resources/compensation/memo-flsa2.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UTRGV’s policy on employee compensation works towards the sustainable development goal of Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by ensuring that all of its employees receive a living wage.

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