Comments on: BC’s minimum wage is now 22% lower than Ontario’s http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/ A progressive take on BC issues (formerly The Lead Up) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chappyk http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-23020 chappyk Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:24:08 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-23020 I am absolutely disgusted with the minimum wage level in this province. The only people that can afford to live here are the ones who are retired. I mean come on, why should parents working at minimum wage jobs have to work 2 or more jobs and be away from their families because of it. Come on BC, get with it!!!!! I am absolutely disgusted with the minimum wage level in this province. The only people that can afford to live here are the ones who are retired. I mean come on, why should parents working at minimum wage jobs have to work 2 or more jobs and be away from their families because of it. Come on BC, get with it!!!!!

]]> By: Tired http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-5302 Tired Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:09:49 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-5302 I am disgusted at not only the minimum wage in this province but the underinflation of our unemployment. The number of "real" jobs available in this province is VERY low when considering the amount of qualified applicants. Since when do you need to go to school for an entire year to answer a front desk phone? The universities have sure done a great job at marketing themselves as a necessity, no matter content or cost. Like many others in this province, I have over 5 years of formal post secondary education, the paperwork to prove it, an abundant amount of experience....and now I"m going to become a flight attendant. So much for being in business. Gordon Campbell this is your fault. The government pushes for employees to become contractors and consultants to build "businessess" for themselves that allow self employment only to cut us loose at the first sign of budgetary constraint. I am frustrated to hell at my unemployment. I am mad that the government enticed me with contract employment straight out of graduation from school. I feel used. Even worse, thanks to my contract status, I can't even qualify for EI, dispite working incredibly hard for 7 years. And though I have been searching for any suitable position for 3 months now, it looks like I'll have to become a restaurant hostess for $8. It takes experience for a server position. Despite schooling and education, I am apparently redundant. Thanks for a shitty economy Gordon Campbell. And good job on hiding the "real" unemployment rate. I guess all of us who were "self employed" don't count. And ... the self employment EI that is being introduced in 2011 is a joke...why do we have to wait over a year to see any benefits and why is the contribution amount so high when so many of us are making shit money to begin with? I am disgusted at not only the minimum wage in this province but the underinflation of our unemployment. The number of “real” jobs available in this province is VERY low when considering the amount of qualified applicants. Since when do you need to go to school for an entire year to answer a front desk phone? The universities have sure done a great job at marketing themselves as a necessity, no matter content or cost. Like many others in this province, I have over 5 years of formal post secondary education, the paperwork to prove it, an abundant amount of experience….and now I”m going to become a flight attendant. So much for being in business. Gordon Campbell this is your fault. The government pushes for employees to become contractors and consultants to build “businessess” for themselves that allow self employment only to cut us loose at the first sign of budgetary constraint. I am frustrated to hell at my unemployment. I am mad that the government enticed me with contract employment straight out of graduation from school. I feel used. Even worse, thanks to my contract status, I can’t even qualify for EI, dispite working incredibly hard for 7 years. And though I have been searching for any suitable position for 3 months now, it looks like I’ll have to become a restaurant hostess for $8. It takes experience for a server position. Despite schooling and education, I am apparently redundant. Thanks for a shitty economy Gordon Campbell. And good job on hiding the “real” unemployment rate. I guess all of us who were “self employed” don’t count. And … the self employment EI that is being introduced in 2011 is a joke…why do we have to wait over a year to see any benefits and why is the contribution amount so high when so many of us are making shit money to begin with?

]]> By: Wendy McGillivray http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-4205 Wendy McGillivray Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:21:13 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-4205 the minimum wage should go up to at lease 11.00 dollars an hour. That way the people that are making 8.00 dollars an hour can live and pay there bills rent and feed there kids. The government seams to like to give them self a rise when they want, but let us starve. So we have to have two jobs to make ends meet, and that is not fair to our children. And taking two jobs puts some else with out a job. So I say the wages should go up. thank you for reading this the minimum wage should go up to at lease 11.00 dollars an hour. That way the people that are making 8.00 dollars an hour can live and pay there bills rent and feed there kids. The government seams to like to give them self a rise when they want, but let us starve. So we have to have two jobs to make ends meet, and that is not fair to our children. And taking two jobs puts some else with out a job. So I say the wages should go up. thank you for reading this

]]> By: slantendicular http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-945 slantendicular Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:02:41 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-945 90% of those who earn the minimum wage are relatively wealthy high school students. If we're concerned about people in poverty, we should give them money. This post doesn't attempt to quantify unemployment effects, just dismisses them anecdotally. 90% of those who earn the minimum wage are relatively wealthy high school students. If we’re concerned about people in poverty, we should give them money. This post doesn’t attempt to quantify unemployment effects, just dismisses them anecdotally.

]]> By: Iglika Ivanova http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-927 Iglika Ivanova Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:21:15 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-927 It amazes me that the minimum wage gap across provinces can be so big - 22% is a lot. It amazes me that the minimum wage gap across provinces can be so big – 22% is a lot.

]]> By: Teri S. http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-921 Teri S. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:54:50 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-921 I would love to see the members of our provincial government attempt to live on $8 an hour for a couple of months..... (without having access to their savings accounts)! I would love to see the members of our provincial government attempt to live on $8 an hour for a couple of months….. (without having access to their savings accounts)!

]]> By: Scott Andrews http://www.policynote.ca/bcs-minimum-wage-is-now-22-lower-than-ontarios/#comment-920 Scott Andrews Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:14:24 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=2578#comment-920 I think one of the hesitations is that a minimum wage increase would mean that the migrant labor that fills our greenhouses and blueberry fields would be entitled to a higher wage. Consider the despicable conditions in which these workers are forced to endure, a minimum wage increase is an absolute must in our province. Scott http://thirdwaveactivism.com I think one of the hesitations is that a minimum wage increase would mean that the migrant labor that fills our greenhouses and blueberry fields would be entitled to a higher wage.

Consider the despicable conditions in which these workers are forced to endure, a minimum wage increase is an absolute must in our province.

Scott
http://thirdwaveactivism.com

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