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Home Care Assistance – Toronto/York Region (www.HomeCareAssistance-Toronto.com), the leading provider of non-medical, in-home senior care in the Greater Toronto Area, is weighing in on the first Personal Support Worker Day in Ontario.Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has teamed up with the province of Ontario to declare the first ever Personal Support Worker (PSW) Day on May 19. The move was done to recognize the contributions of thousands of PSWs in the province. (Source: “Unifor marks first ever Personal Support Worker Day, calls for safer workplaces,” Yahoo! Finance, May 19, 2016; https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/unifor-marks-first-ever-personal-182100068.html.)
“PSW’s are a big part of providing care to seniors in Ontario,” says Brian Shevel, president of Home Care Assistance – Toronto/York Region. “It’s important that their contributions be recognized on a national scale, so Unifor and the Ontario government should be commended for taking this step.”
The province has also agreed to increase the minimum wage of PSWs by April of next year. Ontario’s Regional Director at Unifor Katha Fortier says the increase is “welcome,” and hopes that the next move will be more “predictable” working hours to help encourage young people to become PSWs.
“Everyone wants to be paid fairly for what they do,” Shevel explains. “Especially for these workers who are helping to care for seniors and other members of the communities, being compensated in proportion to their value is all anyone is really asking for. It’s another good step by the province and hopefully one of many.”
“Permanent jobs is an issue with PSWs, as much of the work is schedule is considered casual, but Unifor National President Jerry Dias has also said that the province has promised to ensure more consistency in the scheduling,” Shevel concludes. “Only good can come from this arrangement and hopefully both groups will continue to build on this excellent start.”
Home Care Assistance – Toronto/York region continues to offer home care support for seniors within its community. Learn more about caregivers from Home Care Assistance – Toronto/York Region by visiting www.HomeCareAssistance-Toronto.com.
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Name: Brian Shevel
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Organization: Home Care Assistance - Toronto
Address: 3300 Rutherford Rd., Unit A6 Highlands Farm Center Vaughan, Ontario L4K 5Z2
Phone: 416-822-0204
Website: http://www.homecareassistance-toronto.com/
Release ID: 116793
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