UNC Health Care is planning a $15 million increase to its hourly employee budget – putting those dollars back into Triangle-area workers' pockets.
This week, the health system announced its intention to raise the minimum wage for its Triangle-area employees to $15 per hour by July 2020. Currently, all minimum wage employees make at least $12 per hour.
And the hospital says about 3,750 UNC Health employees in the Triangle work between the $12-$15 threshold. In total, the system has about 21,500…
