Victoria – To support B.C.’s lowest paid workers, the general hourly minimum wage is increasing to $14.60, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders are also increasing, effective Monday, June 1, 2020. In…
Victoria – B.C.’s general hourly minimum wage will increase to $13.85 from $12.65, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will all also increase, effective June 1, 2019. Effective June 1: general minimum wage…
Victoria – Employers in British Columbia should note that the general hourly minimum wage will increase to $12.65 from $11.35, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will also all increase, effective Friday,…
Victoria – Workers who earn an alternate minimum wage — including liquor servers, piece-rate farm workers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders — will soon see a pay raise. Provincial Minister of Labour Harry Bains made the announcement on Thursday….
Kamloops/Abbotsford/Langley/Burnaby – Following the 2018 Provincial Budget, the first for the NDP since 2001, there are a few flashpoints that a number of Chamber’s of Commerce have mentioned as topic discussions for the upcoming BC Chamber of Commerce Annual AGM…
Vancouver – While the Surrey Board of Trade and Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce are concerned about the speed in which the Province is racing towards at $15 an hour minimum wage by 2021 (actually $15.20 an hour), the BC Chamber…
Surrey – The Surrey Board of Trade is concerned about the impact of minimum wage increases that will happen over the next 3 years. The increases start June 1, 2018 with a jump to $12.20, increasing annually on June 1…
Victoria -FEBRUARY 8, 2018 UPDATE – Premier John Horgan announced on Thursday that the BC minimum wage will have another incremental increase June 1st to $12.65 a hour, en route to $15.20 an hour by 2021. The Province is endorsing…
Victoria/Fraser Valley – Over the next six weeks, British Columbians have the opportunity to share their perspective on the path to raising B.C.’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The Fair Wages Commission is seeking input on the timing of…
Victoria – (NOTE – The Provincial Election is May 9 and this announcement is part of the year long and already announced stage in plan for the minimum wage) In accordance with a commitment made in May of 2016, the…