The minimum wage for liquor servers is currently set at $10.10 per hour, while the regular minimum wage is $1.25 higher at $11.35. Continue reading
Peterborough’s Medical Officer of Health spoke at Wednesday’s breakfast meeting, talking opioids, pot and wage increases to a crowd of business owners and downtown workers. Continue reading
If elected, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is promising to put an end to provincial income taxes for minimum wage earners in Ontario. But are minimum wage earners actually paying taxes to begin with? Continue reading
For a guy who is allegedly “for the people,” Ford clearly doesn’t understand that Ontario’s working poor need money in their pockets right now to pay for groceries or rent or utilities. Continue reading
Ford, who is unveiling key planks of his platform one by one, says he would bring in a tax credit by next January. Continue reading
Stephen McNeil says talks are continuing with his fellow Atlantic premiers, and they will also have to find a mechanism to help a common minimum wage keep pace with inflation. Continue reading
Next week, the Liberal government will present its last budget before the provincial election, but it’s already made a number of financial promises. What else can we expect in Tuesday’s budget? Continue reading
Labour Minister Kevin Flynn took aim at Doug Ford’s plan in a news conference this morning, saying the newly chosen Tory leader and his party “just don’t care about workers.” Continue reading
The restaurant group owned by Cara Operations is implementing selective price increases and changes to its menu in order to manage a boost in Ontario’s minimum wage. Continue reading
In the final two months of 2017, Albertans spent a record $789 million dining out in restaurants and bars — but the spending surge was largely due to higher menu prices because of increased minimum wages. Continue reading
