Fair Wages for Child Care Workers - - the Ontario Experience

Martha Friendly, Coordinator, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, author of a study on lessons learnt from the Ontario experience with pay equity and a Senior research associate at the University of Toronto.

Pay equity* has led to significant wage increases for child care providers in Ontario. The New Brunswick government recently announced that it will do job evaluations and provide pay equity for child care providers. The process followed in Ontario had each child care centre file an examination of the responsibilities and skills necessary, supporting the profession's view that child caregiving work is not "just babysitting". Can the Ontario pay equity project serve as a model for other governments in raising wages for women?

* Pay equity means employees earn equal pay for work of comparable value.

EVENT:

• Thurs. April 12, noon to 1:30 pm - Wilmot Church, King St. Fredericton
• Fri. April 13, noon to 1:30 pm - Delta Beauséjour, Main St., Moncton
• Sat. April 14, 10:00 am to noon - Millidgeville Community Centre (99 Daniel Ave), Saint John
• Light lunch provided.
• FREE but you must pre-register: provide your choice of location and your name, phone & group/work affiliation to acswcccf@gnb.ca or call 1-800-332-3087

LINK: NB Advisory Council event listing
LINK: Child Care Advocacy