Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.05
Liaison Jessica Krejcik
Submission Date May 26, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Concordia University
PA-9: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 3.00 Carolina Willsher
Associate Vice-President
Human Resources
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Number of employees:
5,836

Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
5,836

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:
451

Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
451

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

Human Resources - Compensation Policy (applies to all employees of the University):
http://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/common/docs/policies/official-policies/HR-28.pdf

Quebec's Government - Labour standards (all employees and contractors are subjected to the Labour standards in Quebec): http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/home/index.html


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
No

Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
5,836

Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
0

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

Quebec's minimum wage is 11.25 $ / hour.


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

The University pays competitive salaries and benefits for all positions.

Benefits: health plan, dental plan, basic life insurance plan, paid sick leave plan, long-term disability plan, pension plan.


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

The University pays competitive salaries and benefits for all positions.

Benefits: health plan, dental plan, paid sick leave plan, pension plan.


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

The University pays competitive salaries and benefits for all positions.

Benefits: health plan, paid sick leave plan, pension plan.


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

The University pays competitive salaries and benefits for all positions.

Benefits: health plan, paid sick leave plan, pension plan.


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

The University pays competitive salaries and benefits for all positions.


The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
11.25 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?:
Yes

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:

There are no information available for compensation benefits in the case of contractor's employee.


There are no information available for compensation benefits in the case of contractor's employee.

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