Small Business 101 - Minimum Wage increase Nov 1

SHACHI KURL

Shachi writes about politics, culture, economics and anything else provocative, thoughtful or fun. Born and raised in BC, Shachi Kurl is Director of Communications for Vision Critical, a leading market research and technology firm headquartered out in Vancouver BC. Shachi has more than a decade of journalism experience in BC as Legislative Reporter for CTV Vancouver Island, as a reporter for Global Vancouver, CBC Radio, and as a contributing columnist for the Vancouver Sun. She is the recipient of the prestigious Jack Webster award for Best TV Reporting. Shachi is a graduate of Carleton University's schools of Journalism and Political Science.

published by Shachi on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:09

Just because it's been out of the headlines doesn't mean that small business owners can forget: the next scheduled increase in BC's minimum wage happens November 1.

BC's minimum wage increased for the first time in 10 years on May 1, 2011, to $8.75. Two subsequent increases are scheduled on November 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012.

BC has also introduced a new liquor server minimum wage modeled on what currently exists in Ontario. The increases to this wage rate will increase at the same time as the general minimum wage increase, but in smaller intervals.

General Minimum Wage