Jokey North America is the latest Huron business to certify as a living wage employer.
“Jokey North America is a team of some of the finest people I know,” stated Paul McInnis, President of Jokey of North America. “Each and every person here deserves a safe and supportive work environment as well as the financial means to provide for themselves and their families. We are proud to be a certified living wage employer and we challenge all businesses in Huron Perth to do everything they can to provide a living wage for their employees. The only effective way to elevate the standard of living in our communities is pay people fairly and give what we can.”
“Our thanks to Jokey for certifying,” added Michelle Millar, United Way Perth-Huron’s Manager of Community Development in Goderich and area. “Part of addressing unaffordable living locally is making sure workers are paid a living wage. We appreciate Jokey’s commitment to their employees and to building an even stronger community.”
Based on a 35-hour work week, the Perth-Huron living wage of $22.75 per hour was calculated using local data and considered 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 were considered. Everyday expenses in the calculation included food, housing, utilities, clothing, childcare and transportation. For more information about Perth-Huron’s living wage, visit perthhuron.unitedway.ca.
About Jokey North America
Jokey is a leading international manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging. We produce plastic buckets, and lids by injection moulding. We offer food and non-food producers sophisticated, industry-specific packaging solutions. Our standard range includes round, rectangular, square and oval plastic packaging from 120 ml to 35 L. Our buckets and lids are 100% recyclable in the recycling cycle. From the resulting secondary raw materials, we produce environmentally friendly packaging for non-food products. For 55 years, the name Jokey has stood for outstanding know-how in plastic injection moulding and customer-oriented service. With 2,300 employees, we produce in 16 plants in 13 countries and supply customers in around 80 countries.