April 19, 2012
Premier Christy Clark has acted on her vow to add another statutory holiday in BC. Family Day is scheduled to take effect in February 2013. BC business owners will end up paying most of the bill for this new holiday. CFIB has estimated the average cost to a small business with fewer than five employees to be $1,135.
January 12, 2012
In 2010, CFIB launched an Employment Insurance (EI) premiums campaign, one of the most comprehensive lobbying campaigns in our history. Though we celebrated a success for 2011, we knew that the battle was not done.
December 8, 2011
The BC government recently announced that coverage under WorkSafeBC is being expanded to include mental stress.
February 18, 2011
Did you know that 1 in 5 small businesses indicate that complying with provincial labour laws is a burden to their business? This is not surprising considering that the majority of businesses in BC have less than 5 employees.For the first time in 10 years, the BC Government is reviewing BC's Employment Standards and CFIB took the opportunity to reach out to small business across the province to get their feedback.
February 9, 2011
CFIB's new report on minimum wage exposes real concerns about the impact of increasing the minimum wage. Jobs losses would take the form of hiring freezes, slower employment growth, or direct job cuts during economic downturns.While many BC businesses tell us that an increase in the minimum wage wouldn't affect them because they already pay more than that, for the hospitality sector in particular it would be a real blow. How does increasing the
