The hike to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 minimum wage is not good news for everyone, according to the Canadian Federation Of Independent Business.
91裸聊视频淚t would appear to be helping people, but it would do more harm than good,91裸聊视频� said B.C. and Alberta vice-president Richard Truscott. 91裸聊视频淭hat extra money doesn91裸聊视频檛 magically appear or disappear for small business owners.91裸聊视频�
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.
91裸聊视频淭he main business we have are the mom and pop shops,91裸聊视频� said Annable. 91裸聊视频淎nd the more wages you pay, the more you have to contribute to Canadian Pension Plan and such.91裸聊视频�
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce president Jack Nicholson said he worries their members won91裸聊视频檛 be able to keep their businesses staffed.
91裸聊视频淗ow does the government feel this will not have a negative impact on small business, in their ability to cover costs in small operations such as a corner grocer or coffee shop?91裸聊视频� Nicholson wrote in an email. 91裸聊视频淪mall businesses are not going to be able to afford to hire someone at $15 an hour with no skill.91裸聊视频�
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Truscott said a recently released University of Washington study suggested that what he called 91裸聊视频渁rbitrarily raising91裸聊视频� the minimum wage only forces smaller employers to cut back on hours, staff and reduce training programs.
91裸聊视频淲hy not hike the minimum wage to $25 or $50 and everyone will be better off?91裸聊视频� Truscott said. 91裸聊视频� makes a good election slogan or snappy chant at a campaign rally, but it91裸聊视频檚 very difficult to adjust for businesses.91裸聊视频�
He shot back at BC Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger, who said after Tuesday91裸聊视频檚 announcement that it wasn91裸聊视频檛 fair to pay 91裸聊视频減overty wages91裸聊视频� to full-time employees.
91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 be clear here, these are entry-level jobs,91裸聊视频� Truscott said. 91裸聊视频淚f someone is trying to support a family, that91裸聊视频檚 not the point of a minimum-wage job.91裸聊视频�
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 91裸聊视频渄estroy91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淎nything beyond that, you91裸聊视频檙e going to be damaging the viability in small business to create jobs or even exist in some instances.91裸聊视频�
For his part, Annable worries that money spent in U.S. border towns like his will simply trickle south.
91裸聊视频淢y first gut reaction is that it won91裸聊视频檛 be spent in their community,91裸聊视频� Annable said. 91裸聊视频淚n South Surrey-White Rock people go across to the States to shop.91裸聊视频�
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