Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.35
Liaison Mary Lucus
Submission Date March 14, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Belmont University
PA-9: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Mary Lucus
Director, IR
Provost
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Number of employees:
1,375

Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
1,375

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

Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
170

Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
170

A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified staff and faculty who will share our values and will support our mission and vision. To reward its staff and faculty, Belmont uses compensation systems that are fair and equitable, and comply with all local, state and federal regulations. As described in its Vision 2015 document, “Belmont employees will be fully engaged in challenging and demanding work and will share in the financial success of the university as salaries meet and exceed peers. Compensation will increasingly be tied to performance excellence.”


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Yes

Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
1,375

Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
170

A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified staff and faculty who will share our values and will support our mission and vision. To reward its staff and faculty, Belmont uses compensation systems that are fair and equitable, and comply with all local, state and federal regulations. As described in its Vision 2015 document, “Belmont employees will be fully engaged in challenging and demanding work and will share in the financial success of the university as salaries meet and exceed peers. Compensation will increasingly be tied to performance excellence.”


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:

All full-time Belmont employees make a minimum of $12.42 per hour and the starting salary for Sodexo full-time contractors is $12.25 per hour. These are well above the Davidson County (Nashville, TN) living wage of $9.51


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:

All full-time Belmont employees make a minimum of $12.42 per hour and the starting salary for Sodexo full-time contractors is $12.25 per hour. These are well above the Davidson County (Nashville, TN) living wage of $9.51


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:

All full-time Belmont employees make a minimum of $12.42 per hour and the starting salary for Sodexo full-time contractors is $12.25 per hour. These are well above the Davidson County (Nashville, TN) living wage of $9.51


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:

All full-time Belmont employees make a minimum of $12.42 per hour and the starting salary for Sodexo full-time contractors is $12.25 per hour. These are well above the Davidson County (Nashville, TN) living wage of $9.51


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):

All full-time Belmont employees make a minimum of $12.42 per hour and the starting salary for Sodexo full-time contractors is $12.25 per hour. These are well above the Davidson County (Nashville, TN) living wage of $9.51


The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
9.51 US/Canadian $

Does the institution have an on-site child care facility, partner with a local facility, and/or provide subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of faculty and staff?:
No

Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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