About the new minimum wage…

By Bill Bennett

Kootenay East MLA

1.  On Sept. 15, the minimum hourly wage will increase to $10.45 per hour and to $9.20 per hour for liquor servers.

2. The new minimum wage will be indexed to the BC Consumer Price Index. When the consumer price index rises, so will the minimum wage.

3. Results of our BC Jobs Plan speak for themselves. B.C.’s unemployment rate is consistently below the national average, and B.C.’s average hourly wage is nearly $25 and almost $15 for youth. Wages are trending in the right direction – upwards.

This message funded by Bill Bennett

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