Speakers
Living Wage Employers:
Alex Johnstone, HWDSB &
Catherine Ludgate, Vancity
via Conference Call
November 7, 2013
Paying a Living Wage makes good business sense! In this tele-learning we will hear from two of Canada's leading living wage employers, Catherine Ludgate is the Manager of Community Investment for Vancity Credit Union and Alex Johnstone who is a trustee with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.
Vancity Credit Union has more than 2500 employees with 57 branches which makes them one of the largest living wage employers in Canada. They have also ensured that many of their external contracts are also paying the living wage for their employees. For more on Vancity as a living wage employer, click here.
In March of this year the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board adopted the living wage for it's over 7000 employees. It is the second, but largest, public school board in Canada to do so. Read more.
During this tele-learning we will hear about what it takes to become a living wage employer and why it makes good business sense to do so! We will also touch on what a living wage is and highlight the living wage movement in Canada. This tele-learning is part of Canada's inaugural Living Wage Week!
There will be opportunity for questions and answers during the call and a podcast will be made available to all registered participants following the conversation.
