Many farm workers in British Columbia will be getting a raise this year. The Ministry of Labour is reminding employers and farm labourers that the minimum wage for agricultural piece rates will increase by 2.8% on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The raise applies to more than a dozen crops that are harvested by hand, including well-known Okanagan products like cherries, apples, pears and peaches. Each of the 15 crops has its own minimum pay rate. For example, pickers are paid $21.06 per bin for apples, $22.38 per half bin of peaches and just over 27 cents per pound of cherries.
The increase is based on B.C.'s average annual inflation rate in 2021 and is consistent with the 2.8% increase to the minimum hourly wage that came into effect on June 1, 2022.
Source: castanet.net
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