| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.74 |
| Liaison | Mike Wilson |
| Submission Date | Dec. 13, 2023 |
University of Victoria
PA-12: Employee Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.12 / 3.00 |
Orvis
Starkweather People and Equity Analytics Advisor Human Resources |
The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
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:
Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
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?:
A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:
The lowest paid UVic continuing staff member is part of the CUPE 917 union. These folks make 112.4% of living wage. Continuing CUPE 917 members working .50 FTE or more participate in:
- pension plan
- extended health plan
- dental plan
- basic life insurance
- long term disability
They also receive vacation and sick pay (not included in the benefits calculation). Details of these benefits are in the CUPE 917 Collective Agreement and the Quick Reference Guide to Extended Health & Dental Benefits.
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:
Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
- Data is based on an October 31, 2022 snapshot.
- There are some positions where UVic helps administer payroll (i.e., grant-funded and agency positions). UVic is not the employer of these positions nor do they provide the funding for these positions. Therefore, these roles have been excluded.
- Only casual employees who had earnings in October 2022 are included in the snapshot. There are 1,882 employees who are registered as casual but only 843 of them had earnings in October 2022. This results in us having 6,031 total staff.
- Employees who are students are excluded. There are 1,611 student employees, and 4,420 non-student employees.
- Retroactive pay is included. All unions at UVic bargained for new collective agreements this year. Most positions received a $0.25 + 3.25% general wage increase. These wage increases are retroactive to the October 31, 2022 (see https://www.uvic.ca/hr/assets/docs/labourrelations/salaryschedules/negotiated-salary-increases-at-a-glance---all-groups_2022-2024.pdf).
For Part 1
- When we exclude benefits, 85.3% of employees make $24.29 or more (3,772/4,420 = 85.3%). Benefit exclusion for this is included in Part 3 and calculation information is provided below:
For Part 3
- The precise benefits amount per employee isn't available. The Budget Office recommends that units set aside 20% of employee pay to contribute to a central benefit account (https://www.uvic.ca/budget/info-for/budget-administrators/staff-salary-funding/index.php). Therefore, a flat benefit rate of 20% is applied to all positions.
- Continuing positions working less than .50 FTE may receive benefits depending on circumstances. Employees temporarily working less than .50 FTE continue to receive benefits if they have an approved medical accomodation or are participating in a gradual return to work program. People who work less than .50 FTE make up 0.8% of continuing employees, making this a very small group (26 employees whose primary job is less than 0.5 FTE/3,286 continuing employees = 0.8%).
- As of October 31, 2022, we have 3,286 non-student continuing employees.
- The hourly rates for employees aren't calculated when employees are on leave. Thus, employees on leave have been excluded from the search for the lowest paid employee.
- The lowest paid non-student continuing employee has an hourly rate of $27.30. Therefore, the lowest paid employee makes 112.4% of a living wage ($27.30 ÷ $24.29 = 112.4%)
- Data is based on an October 31, 2022 snapshot.
- There are some positions where UVic helps administer payroll (i.e., grant-funded and agency positions). UVic is not the employer of these positions nor do they provide the funding for these positions. Therefore, these roles have been excluded.
- Only casual employees who had earnings in October 2022 are included in the snapshot. There are 1,882 employees who are registered as casual but only 843 of them had earnings in October 2022. This results in us having 6,031 total staff.
- Employees who are students are excluded. There are 1,611 student employees, and 4,420 non-student employees.
- Retroactive pay is included. All unions at UVic bargained for new collective agreements this year. Most positions received a $0.25 + 3.25% general wage increase. These wage increases are retroactive to the October 31, 2022 (see https://www.uvic.ca/hr/assets/docs/labourrelations/salaryschedules/negotiated-salary-increases-at-a-glance---all-groups_2022-2024.pdf).
For Part 1
- When we exclude benefits, 85.3% of employees make $24.29 or more (3,772/4,420 = 85.3%). Benefit exclusion for this is included in Part 3 and calculation information is provided below:
For Part 3
- The precise benefits amount per employee isn't available. The Budget Office recommends that units set aside 20% of employee pay to contribute to a central benefit account (https://www.uvic.ca/budget/info-for/budget-administrators/staff-salary-funding/index.php). Therefore, a flat benefit rate of 20% is applied to all positions.
- Continuing positions working less than .50 FTE may receive benefits depending on circumstances. Employees temporarily working less than .50 FTE continue to receive benefits if they have an approved medical accomodation or are participating in a gradual return to work program. People who work less than .50 FTE make up 0.8% of continuing employees, making this a very small group (26 employees whose primary job is less than 0.5 FTE/3,286 continuing employees = 0.8%).
- As of October 31, 2022, we have 3,286 non-student continuing employees.
- The hourly rates for employees aren't calculated when employees are on leave. Thus, employees on leave have been excluded from the search for the lowest paid employee.
- The lowest paid non-student continuing employee has an hourly rate of $27.30. Therefore, the lowest paid employee makes 112.4% of a living wage ($27.30 ÷ $24.29 = 112.4%)
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