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Bookmark bayshorebroadcasting. ca to ensure you always have a direct connection to your trusted source for local news and information. The living wage in Huron-Perth has now increased by 39 percent compared to the province’s minimum wage. The United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) along with the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) revealed that the new baseline wage needed to get by in these counties is set at $24.60 an hour, up from last year’s $23.05. This amount is $7.00 more than Ontario’s minimum wage, which stands at $17.60. The living wage calculations consider expenses for three household types: two adults with two small children; a single parent with one child; and a single adult. The findings are compiled and take into account any relevant government taxes, transfers, and benefits. “If a person has a full-time job paying minimum wage, even with October’s increase workers would be left $245 short every week,” says United Way Executive Director Ryan Erb. “That’s an impossible situation. If nobody can afford to live here, how will our communities sustain themselves? We owe it to ourselves to ensure the places we live can thrive, not just survive. A living wage is part of that.”
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