Home & Company is a proudly local business that cares about helping their clients and building their community. This desire to build a stronger local community led the real estate brokerage to become the latest Stratford employer investing in the well-being of the place they call home by certifying as a living wage employer.
“As a real estate brokerage we benefit directly from our strong, vibrant and robust community,” said Marian deWever, Broker of Record at Home & Company. “The living wage movement is about advocating for better lives for people in the places they live. Being part of United Way’s Stratford & Area Community Committee, I’ve been able to see firsthand how important it is to support programs like this. That’s why we’ve chosen to certify and show our support for this important initiative and would encourage and challenge other businesses to do the same.”
“We’d like to thank Home & Company for becoming part of the living wage initiative,” added United Way Perth-Huron Executive Director Ryan Erb. “Their commitment to supporting important initiatives such as the living wage demonstrates how invested they are in the health of the Stratford community.”
Based on a 35-hour work week, the Perth-Huron living wage is calculated regularly using local data and takes into account the living expenses of a weighted average of family types including a family of four, a single mother supporting a seven-year-old child and a single adult, once government transfers and deductions are factored in. Everyday expenses in the calculation include housing, food, utilities, childcare and transportation. For more information about Perth-Huron’s living wage, visit HERE.
About Home & Company
Home & Company is a locally owned, independent, boutique style real estate brokerage. Home & Company believes real estate is a local business and we are local experts. Boutique refers to the quality and consistency of the bespoke services we offer. Being independent allows us complete flexibility. Real estate is complex, and we help our clients navigate, step by step, through the minefield of what is most likely their most vitally important financial, legal as well as emotional transaction — the sale of their home. Home & Company’s competitive advantage is in our approach. At Home & Company we are looking beyond just managing our client’s transaction, to deliver an absolutely remarkable customer experience. We totally get the value, the significance and emotion behind the word HOME.