Break-out Plan #4

Date: October 6th, 2020

Break-out Title/Topic: Living Wage Activity Resources Time
Check-in: (A quick, community building activity)
 Asked if anyone had a highlight from their week that they wanted to share

 1
  min
Learning Objective: (what will my mentees get out of this break-out?)
 Mentees will learn the reasoning behind the $15 and Fairness Movement
 Will see how far the current $14 minimum wage will go in Ontario

   
Introduction: (what information do mentees need from me before activity?)
 The current minimum wage in Ontario
 What the living wage is in Ontario
 What the living wage is in Windsor-Essex

   
Activity: (How will I get my mentees involved in this break-out?)
 Mentees will complete a living wage Activity sheet
o Takes into account gross income, living expenses, leisure activities etc.
 Mentees will be asked the following questions
o What they think is missing from their basic budget?
o If they think their wage is enough for all their expenses? And,
o How much/less do they need hourly to meet their needs?
 10
  min
Debrief: (What did the mentees learn from what I just did?)
 The current minimum wage alone isn’t really enough to survive in Ontario as
the cost of living continues to rise

   
Summary: (Repeat the learning objective and the work that was done to get there)
 Mentees will learn the motivation behind the $15 and fairness movement
 Mentees will complete a worksheet that creates a budget using the monthly
salary of someone earning the current minimum wage in Ontario