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As of June 1, 2019, minimum wage in British Columbia is $13.85/hour. Minimum wage is scheduled to increase in June each year until June 2021. Minimum wage information from the Employment Standards Branch can be found at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/wages/minimum-wage | As of June 1, 2019, minimum wage in British Columbia is $13.85/hour. Minimum wage is scheduled to increase in June each year until June 2021. Minimum wage information from the Employment Standards Branch can be found at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/wages/minimum-wage | ||
Liquor servers are entitled to a lower minimum wage of $12.70/hour. This wage is also scheduled to increase each June until 2021. Since tips and gratuities are not wages, employees must be paid at least minimum wage in addition to any tips or gratuities they receive. Please note that there are other exceptions under Part 4 of the ES Regulation, which include live-in home support workers, resident caretakers, and farm workers. See ss 16–18 of the ES Regulation. | Liquor servers are entitled to a lower minimum wage of $12.70/hour. This wage is also scheduled to increase each June until 2021. Since tips and gratuities are not wages, employees must be paid at least minimum wage in addition to any tips or gratuities they receive. Please note that there are other exceptions under Part 4 of the ''ES Regulation'', which include live-in home support workers, resident caretakers, and farm workers. See ss 16–18 of the ''ES Regulation''. | ||
The BC government has announced its commitment to yearly minimum wage increases linked to the BC Consumer Price Index. For more information regarding up to date information on minimum wage in BC, see the Minimum Wage Factsheet at: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/factsheets/minimum-wage | The BC government has announced its commitment to yearly minimum wage increases linked to the BC Consumer Price Index. For more information regarding up to date information on minimum wage in BC, see the Minimum Wage Factsheet at: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/factsheets/minimum-wage | ||
Federally regulated employees are entitled to the minimum wage of the province that they work in (Canada Labour Code, s 178). Thus, federal employees working in B.C. are entitled to $10.85 per hour. | Federally regulated employees are entitled to the minimum wage of the province that they work in (''Canada Labour Code'', s 178). Thus, federal employees working in B.C. are entitled to $10.85 per hour. | ||
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