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Starting in January 2019, Jefferson Health will increase their hourly minimum wage to $15.
The health system that operates Jefferson Bucks Hospital on Oxford Valley Road in Falls Township and Magee Rehab on North Buckstown Road in Middletown will roll out the minimum wage increase across all its facilities, which includes 14 hospitals, Magee Rehab centers, and Thomas Jefferson University.
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The health system said they have been evaluating increasing minimum wage base, which is currently the federal government standard of $7.25, for several months. More than 2,600 employees will be impacted by the policy change.
“Doing the right thing by patients and employees is ingrained in our values,” added Jeffrey Stevens, executive vice president and chief human resources officer. “This increase to minimum wage supports those standards and helps us work toward achieving our mission of improving lives.”
The health system also said they conducted a review of employees making less than $18 per hour and are making sure rates are “adjusted to adequately compensate employees.”
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