Huron County becomes third municipality to pay living wage | CBC News
Huron County was recognized as a living wage employer Thursday,
making it the third municipality in Ontario to be recognized with such a
designation.
making it the third municipality in Ontario to be recognized with such a
designation.
The City of Cambridge and the Municipality of
North Perth were the first two municipalities to be recognized as living
wage employers.
It
means municipal employees will be paid a minimum hourly rate
of $17.55 an hour, a rate determined by the Perth Huron United Way based
on the cost of living.
The $17.55 an hour wage is also $3.55 above Ontario’s $14 an hour minimum wage.