Word: waging
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...university went beyond the recommendations of the [Katz] committee,” he says. “They imposed an exact wage scale on the contractors, not just a minimum wage parity...
...Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies, convened after the sit-in, recommended the implementation of the current Wage and Benefit Parity Policy (WBPP). The parity policy says that the University must “strive to ensure” that contracted custodial, dining and security workers “receive total compensation comparable to that offered to corresponding University employees...
...compensation is complicated, and grey areas arise when it comes to wage structure, overtime and vacation pay, benefit eligibility and even established rules for movement from part-time to full-time employment. Add to this mix the fact that Harvard, as a university, has also offered traditional benefits such as tuition assistance and free classes for certain groups of employees, benefits not easily transferable to outside employees...
Their short FAQ on the “Living Wage” says that the “vast majority of Sodexho workers earn an hourly wage that is significantly higher than minimum wage,” and that “most are eligible for such benefits as health care, dental, 401K and paid sick leave, holidays and vacation days...
...There are no easy answers,” their report says. “Ours is a highly competitive industry with extremely thin profit margins. Initial estimates tell us that if all Sodexho employees’ wages were adjusted to living wage levels, we would effectively erase our annual net profits three times over...