Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) will be increasing the minimum wage. President and CEO Damond Boatwright made the announcement on Friday that all colleagues will be making $15/hr and it will affect approximately 3,000 colleagues across Wisconsin and Illinois. Boatwright says that it was time to make these changes.
Boatwright says that this is not just about keeping HSHS employees but also helping them improve their life.
With the pandemic, positions have been hard to fill, and Boatwright felt that the pay raise was needed to help stay functional.
However, Boatwright says, it’s more than just about money.
The minimum wage rate increase will start on October 31st. Salary increases for nearly 13,000 employees will be occurring at the same time.
