B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

B.C.’s hourly minimum wage to jump by by 45 cents starting June 1

Coming 2.6 per cent increase follows changes made last spring to the Employment Standards Act

B.C. minimum wage to increase June 1 by 2.6%

The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers are getting a wage boost to keep pace with inflation.

B.C.'s minimum wage to increase in June to keep pace with inflation

The province's minimum wage will increase to $17.85 per hour from $17.40 starting June 1.

B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

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New Minimum Wage In British Columbia Effective June 1

British Columbia's provincial government has announced a significant minimum wage increase slated to take effect on June 1, 2025.

How employers respond to minimum wage increases

In yesterday’s post, I made reference to this 2021 article by Jeffrey Clemens (University of California at San Diego), published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (open access). Clemens puts forward an interesting perspective on the debate about the observed employment impacts of the minimum wage (or lack thereof):…I contend that controversies over the economics of minimum wages… […]