Word: hourly
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...Harvard already pays nearly all of its workers at least $10 per hour...
This argument is based on a purposely limited definition of the Harvard workforce. It includes only those workers who are directly employed at full-time hours--a fraction of the university's employees. Excluded from this definition are hundreds of full- and part-time workers, some of whom are directly employed, and some of whom are employed through outside contractors. Based on information gathered from the University, campus unions and the hundreds of workers with whom we have spoken, we estimate that when all employees are taken into account, an estimated 2,000 workers at Harvard are paid less than...
...When we consider total compensation--benefits as well as wages--even those 2,000 employees are paid at least $10 per hour...
...experience talking with workers, we have found that most underpaid employees receive no benefits at all; their hourly wage of less than $10 per hour is their "total compensation." In light of this, the administration's emphasis on benefits is misleading...
Consider that the $10 per hour living wage adopted by the Cambridge City Council last spring was designed to apply to workers who also received benefits. Even with benefits, these workers still required at least $10 per hour to meet their families' needs. A living wage is designed to cover daily expenses such as rent, transportation and groceries. These expenses cannot be paid in dental appointments or yearly check...