Fair Wage/Fair Work

On July 22, 2015, University of California announced the UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan (FW/FW) to ensure all people working on premises are paid at or above a minimum threshold.

The plan requires that contractors doing business with UC guarantee a $15 minimum hourly wage for their workers, ensuring that any workers being paid through a UC contract are paid fairly. The plan includes several measures to ensure contractors comply with the new minimum wage, as well as all federal, state, and UC workplace law and policies, including a telephone hotline for contract workers to report issues, and annual and periodic audits.

UC’s Fair Wage/Fair Work program requires its suppliers to pay no less than the following minimum wage to employees working on UC premises:

• $13 per hour as of Oct. 1, 2015
• $14 per hour as of Oct. 1, 2016
• $15 an hour as of Oct. 1, 2017

The UCSF Fair Wage/Fair Work doctrine applies when:

• Purchasing services, not goods
• Service is provided on a UC location
• Purchase is not funded by an extramural agreement
• Service that is not a public work and not paid more than FW/FW

A Shopper/Requester will indicate that Fair Work/Fair Wage is a consideration when answering:

"Will any part of the services be provided at a location owned or leased by UC?"

This will route the purchase to Supply Chain Management (SCM) for further processing and verification that FW/FW applies.

Look for Fair Wage/Fair Work in the following forms:

• After-the-Fact PO Form
• Amount-based PO Form
• Professional Services/Independent Consulting Form
• Software and Cloud Computing Form

​​​​​​UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan

Fair Work/Fair Wage is referenced in the UC Terms & Conditions, Article 25 on the Purchase Order as follows:

• UCOP University of California Terms and Conditions of Purchase
• UCOP Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Resources