On Tuesday, the government shared that the province’s current minimum wage at $11.81 per hour — the lowest minimum wage in the country — will jump to $13 per hour on Oct. 1 of this year.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe had mentioned during question period on Monday that the government was looking at increasing minimum wage in Saskatchewan.It represents a 27-per cent increase to the minimum wage by 2024. According to the government, the planned increases to Saskatchewan’s minimum wage reflect a market adjustment instead of relying on the province’s traditional indexation formula.In the past, the province has used the indexation formula to provide equal weight to changes to the Consumer Price Index and average hourly wage.
Prepare to walk into your local restaraunts and clothing stores and say I can't believe they have only one till open or one server on. How did the ones in Ab go. The drug stores are all self check outs as are the Walmarts and such. Oh yeah and prices go up.
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