May 18, 2012
You told us balancing labour laws was your top priority. Thanks to your involvement, the Saskatchewan government listened and launched a major review of labour legislation in Saskatchewan. The government proposes to modernize, simplify and amalgamate labour legislation as well as explore the creation of a Saskatchewan Employment Code.
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 13, 2011
A safe work environment and having a good plan for covering workplace injuries is a priority for everyone so it is critical that Workers' compensation boards are well run. CFIB has undertaken a nation-wide study on all the provincial/territorial workers' compensation boards. Find out how Saskatchewan scored compared to the rest of the country here.
September 1, 2011
Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is set to increase from $9.25 to $9.50/hour effective September 1, 2011.
May 25, 2011
CFIB is disappointed with the Saskatchewan government’s decision to increase the provinces’ minimum wage to $9.50 as of September 1, 2011. While pleased the government didn’t introduce automatic indexation, we had hoped they would have introduced a few measures to mitigate the increase by introducing a training wage or a gratuity wage. Find out more here.
February 10, 2011
A new report by the CFIB challenges the effectiveness of minimum wage policy in Canada. Minimum Wage: Reframing the debate reveals that minimum wage increases tend to hurt the very people they are supposed to help.
November 19, 2010
Business owners say the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s (SFL) call to increase Saskatchewan’s minimum wage from $9.25 to $15.66 or 70 per cent is absolutely absurd! It really shows how out of touch the SFL is on this issue and the negative impact it would have on Saskatchewan’s economy. It’s pretty clear the SFL has forgotten a simple reality – unions don’t create jobs, businesses create jobs!
October 14, 2010
We're pleased the provincial government listened to small business owners' views and announced it would freeze Saskatchewan's minimum wage at $9.25 until the next minimum wage review is completed by Dec. 31, 2011.
