Minimum wage rates in British Columbia are increasing on May 1, 2011, November 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012 as follows:
General minimum wage
- May 1, 2011 – $8.75 per hour;
- November 1, 2011 – $9.50 per hour;
- May 1, 2012 – $10.25 per hour.
Liquor servers
- May 1, 2011 – $8.50 per hour;
- November 1, 2011 – $8.75 per hour;
- May 1, 2012 – $9.00 per hour.
As of May 1, 2011, the first job/training wage of $6.00 per hour for employees with less than 500 hours of paid work experience is no longer in effect. All employees are entitled to be paid minimum wage at the rates set out above.
For more information on these increases, please refer to the Employment Standards Branch website (http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb).
