The hike to B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 minimum wage is not good news for everyone, according to the Canadian Federation Of Independent Business.
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The province announced on Tuesday it would be raising the minimum wage by 50 cents in September and up to $15 by 2021. The fall increase would take regular minimum wage workers to $11.35 and those who serve liquor to $10.10.
That means costs will be out-of-reach for some already-struggling businesses, according to South Surrey and White Rock Chamber of Commerce executive director Cliff Annable.
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Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce president Jack Nicholson said he worries their members won香蕉视频直播檛 be able to keep their businesses staffed.
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Truscott said a recently released University of Washington study suggested that what he called 香蕉视频直播渁rbitrarily raising香蕉视频直播� the minimum wage only forces smaller employers to cut back on hours, staff and reduce training programs.
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He said he would rather see more training programs for low-wage employees hoping to further their careers, instead of a move he thinks will 香蕉视频直播渄estroy香蕉视频直播� opportunities for those who are hoping to land their first job.
The latest available data from Statistics Canada suggests the two age cohorts most likely to earn minimum wage are 15- t0 19-year-olds and 35- to 64-year-olds, at 39.8 per cent and 24.8 per cent, respectively.
Truscott is asking the B.C. government to instead tie any minimum wage hikes to inflation.
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For his part, Annable worries that money spent in U.S. border towns like his will simply trickle south.
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