British Columbia now has two minimum wages:
1. The new minimum wage in BC is $8.00 per hour.
2. The first-job rate of $6 per hour will take effect Nov. 15, 2001 and will apply to the first 500 hours of employment, or roughly the first six months on a new part-time job. Employees will then move to the general minimum wage rate of $8 per hour. The first-job rate will not apply to those already employed or to job-seekers who have been previously employed for more than 500 hours.
For more information on Minimum Wages, please visit www.labour.gov.bc.ca.
If it's your first job in Canada, they should pay you $6, not $7.5.
1. The new minimum wage in BC is $8.00 per hour.
2. The first-job rate of $6 per hour will take effect Nov. 15, 2001 and will apply to the first 500 hours of employment, or roughly the first six months on a new part-time job. Employees will then move to the general minimum wage rate of $8 per hour. The first-job rate will not apply to those already employed or to job-seekers who have been previously employed for more than 500 hours.
For more information on Minimum Wages, please visit www.labour.gov.bc.ca.
If it's your first job in Canada, they should pay you $6, not $7.5.