| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.93 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-11: Sustainable Compensation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.00 / 8.00 |
Victoria
Rosen Sustainability Communications & Marketing Manager University Relations |
Total number of employees working on campus (including contractors):
Number of employees (including contractors) that the institution ensures earn sustainable compensation:
A brief description of how the institution ensures that its lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) receive sustainable compensation:
Over 95% of campus employees are covered by collectively bargained agreements. The collective bargaining process for compensation provides an avenue for union representatives and management to jointly seek compensation which each side believes is sustainable compensation.
The most recent year total compensation for the institution’s lowest-paid workers (including contractors, if applicable) was evaluated to ensure that it was sustainable:
The website URL where information about the institution’s compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Note on 2014 date: new collective bargaining agreement contracts have begun being negotiated as of January 2014, per regular contract cycle. As mentioned above, the collective bargaining process for compensation provides an avenue for union representatives and management to jointly seek compensation which each side believes is sustainable compensation.
Compensation policies and practices will vary by collective bargaining agreement. Compensation for non-exempt (classified employees) is defined by job classification, step and grade. Salary grade and step schedules for non-exempt employees can be found in the following collective bargaining agreements:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/USAMTAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/AFSCME2007-2008.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/IBPOAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/IBPOBcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/PSUBcontract2009to2012.pdf
Compensation policies and practices for exempt employees can be found in the following collective bargaining agreement and salary administration program:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/PSUAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/SEIUPSSAP.pdf
General updated links to bargaining agreements can be found here:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/lr_contracts.htm
Note that our listing
Note on 2014 date: new collective bargaining agreement contracts have begun being negotiated as of January 2014, per regular contract cycle. As mentioned above, the collective bargaining process for compensation provides an avenue for union representatives and management to jointly seek compensation which each side believes is sustainable compensation.
Compensation policies and practices will vary by collective bargaining agreement. Compensation for non-exempt (classified employees) is defined by job classification, step and grade. Salary grade and step schedules for non-exempt employees can be found in the following collective bargaining agreements:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/USAMTAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/AFSCME2007-2008.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/IBPOAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/IBPOBcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/PSUBcontract2009to2012.pdf
Compensation policies and practices for exempt employees can be found in the following collective bargaining agreement and salary administration program:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/PSUAcontract2009to2012.pdf
http://www.umass.edu/humres/library/SEIUPSSAP.pdf
General updated links to bargaining agreements can be found here:
http://www.umass.edu/humres/lr_contracts.htm
Note that our listing
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