Manitoba is raising the minimum wage in the province for the first time since 2015.
Effective October 1, 2017, the minimum wage will jump from $11.00 per hour to $11.15 per hour.
The Tory government passed legislation that will see increases to minimum wage tied to the previous year’s consumer price index.
The government says that moving forward any increase to the minimum wage will be announced each April and will take effect October 1 each year.
The increase in the lowest wage permitted in the province has labour and business on opposite sides of the issue.
Labour feels that the minimum wage should be above $15 per hour in order for Manitoban’s to receiving a “living wage” while business is saying a $0.15 per hour wage will hurt business and will result in a reduction of jobs.
But according to the minister responsible, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen, “The Minimum Wage Indexation Act provides a consistent and predictable way of indexing minimum wage with inflation through a fully transparent formula. It ensures Manitobans are able to take home more of their hard-earned money while providing predictability for businesses that create jobs and generate growth in our economy.”
-News 4-
© 2107 News4, a DigiPix Media Group company
.
