Minimum
wage goes up in
Ontario Oct. 1
TORONTO — Minimum wage
earners in Ontario will be get-
ting a slight pay bump this fall.
On March 18, the provincial
labour ministry announced the
scheduled increase to mini-
mum wage, from $11.25 per
hour to $11.40 effective Oct. 1.
Minimum wage rates for serv-
ers, students under 18, hunting
and fishing guides and home-
workers will also go up.
The increase comes after rec-
ommendations by the govern-
ment's Minimum Wage Adviso-
ry Panel, which said base wages
should be tied to the Consumer
Price Index.
According to labour minis-
ter Kevin Flynn, increasing the
minimum wage will grow the
economy, create jobs, invest in
talent and skills, and boost fu-
ture employment efforts.
"It's important for people to
know that there is a consistent,
transparent and fair approach
to setting the province's mini-
mum wage that ensures work-
ers receive annual increases
that keep up with inflation," he
said.
"It's also important we pro-
vide predictability to businesses
so they can prepare for annual
wage increases. This helps to
build a more prosperous econ-
omy and a fairer society for all."
October's increase will make
Ontario the province with the
highest minimum wage in the
country. Alberta, British Co-
lumbia, Nova Scotia, Saskatch-
ewan, Northwest Territories
and the Yukon all link minimum
wages to the Consumer Price
Index for that year.
Minimum wage is currently
$12.50 per hour in the North-
west Territories, $11.20 in
Alberta, $10.45 in British Co-
lumbia, $11 in Manitoba and
Nunavut, $10.50 in Saskatch-
ewan, Prince Edward Island and
Newfoundland, $10.55 in Que-
bec and $10.60 in Nova Scotia.
UFCW
members at
Barrington
Retirement
ratify new
agreement
BARRIE, Ont. — – UFCW
Canada Local 175 members
at the Barrington Retirement
Home in Barrie, Ont., secured a
new collective agreement.
The three-year deal was
awarded through the Hospital
Labour Disputes Arbitration
Act (HLDAA).
The deal provides for a two
per cent wage increase in each
year of the agreement.
The contract also includes
new language that will allow
bargaining unit members to ac-
cept a temporary non-bargain-
ing unit position for up to one
year.
Members will not lose senior-
ity during the year they serve in
that non-bargaining unit posi-
tion.
Additionally, improvements
to contract language were in-
cluded in the agreement that
address scheduling over the
Christmas holiday season.
As part of the deal the em-
ployer will contribute $1,000 to
the UFCW Canada Local 175
Education & Training Fund.
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Toyota said this month it was close to agreeing to a monthly base wage increase of 1,500 yen (C$17.42)
in Japan for the coming year, which would be half of the 3,000 yen rise demanded by its labour unions.
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