Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 33.44
Liaison Elizabeth Masuen
Submission Date April 6, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Metropolitan Community College
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.38 / 3.00 Sally Hopley
Coordinator of Sustainable Practices
Campus Planning and Sustainability
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The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
15.54 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
88

Does the institution have employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
No

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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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?:
125 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 :

Unless negotiated through a collective bargaining agreement, part-time regular employees receive a similar array of benefits as the full-time regular employees except that part-time regular employees are not eligible for health/dental insurance or for the college match on retirement contributions, and their leave accruals are based on FTE. Compensation for regular part-time non-bargaining unit employees is recommended by the College President and approved by the Board of Governors. Procedures Memorandum (PM) VII-6 outlines the classification process and describes pay administration and position reviews.


Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
No

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)?:
Yes

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

Nebraska has a minimum wage law. Currently, the minimum wage rate is $9.00 per hour. All positions at MCC are paying above that rate.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Living Wage calculator was used for Douglas County, which is the main campus of MCC.


The Living Wage calculator was used for Douglas County, which is the main campus of MCC.

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