Health & Fitness
Franciscan Alliance raises minimum hourly employee pay to $15
New minimum hourly rate is retroactive to June 6, and represents up to 25 percent increase for affected health system employees
As part of a competitive overall compensation and benefits package to attract and retain the best talent, Franciscan Alliance has increased its lowest starting pay rate to $15 per hour.
The increase is effective retroactively to June 6, 2021.
“This investment reinforces our efforts to attract and retain the best talent, so that we may serve our patients with excellence while staying focused on our shared mission and values,” said Mary Jo Smith, Franciscan Alliance senior vice president for human resources. “The Franciscan $15 pay adjustment provides coworkers with a minimum rate that’s competitive with the market, and well above state and federal minimum wages.”
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Previously, the lowest wage had been $12 an hour for employees in Indiana and $13 an hour for employees in Illinois, along with cost-effective, high-quality benefits and the most comprehensive program possible.
“The impact of the COVID pandemic, infrastructure costs and other challenges has required prudent financial management. The Sisters and Franciscan leadership are proud to support this increase in recognition of the dedication our coworkers bring to the Franciscan Alliance health care ministry and those we are privileged to serve,” Smith added.
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To search job openings at Franciscan Alliance and learn more about career opportunities, go online at jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
About Franciscan Alliance
The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses, more than 19,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Carmel; Franciscan Health Crawfordsville; Franciscan Health Crown Point; Franciscan Health Dyer; Franciscan Health Hammond; Franciscan Health Indianapolis; Franciscan Health Lafayette; Franciscan Health Michigan City; Franciscan Health Mooresville; Franciscan Health Munster; Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (IL); and Franciscan Health Rensselaer.