LMT October 1 2018

NEWS BRIEFS
Minimum wage increase effective
October 1
The province’s minimum wage will
increase to $11.06 per hour, an increase
that was announced in June 2018.
This is the 10th increase in the past 11
years, however Saskatchewan still has
the second-lowest minimum wage in
Canada. Saskatchewan’s minimum wage
is calculated using an indexation formula
that gives equal weight to changes to
the Consumer Price Index and Average
Hourly Wage for Saskatchewan.
Increases are announced by June
30 and take effect on October 1 of each
year. There are approximately 49,500
minimum wage and low-wage earners in
the province. Of that group, 57 per cent
work part-time.
Sask small business optimism holds
steady in September
Last week the Canadian Federation of
Independent Business (CFIB) released
its latest monthly Business Barometer®,
which reveals optimism among small
business owners in Saskatchewan held
steady in September with an index of
58.5, up slightly from 57.9 in August,
but remains slightly below the national
average index of 61.4.
“Optimism among Saskatchewan’s
small businesses remained moderately
high in September (58.5), and is well
above the levels from this time last year
(50.9). The general state of business has
also improved slightly with 41 per cent
of respondents saying their businesses
are in good shape, versus 14 per cent who
see their firms in bad shape,” said CFIB
spokesperson Marilyn Braun-Pollon.
“However, employment plans haven’t
seen much movement with roughly equal
shares of business owners looking to add
(13%) as to cut (15%) full-time staffing
numbers. Nationally, small business confidence
held steady in September with
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an index of 61.4, almost identical to the
61.6 posted in August. Comparisons with
pre-2014 index levels show there is still
considerable room for improvement.”
“Optimism in Quebec and Prince Edward
Island is still sky-high, but sentiment
in the rest of the country remains
more muted,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB’s
Vice-President and Chief Economist.
“Small business owners are responding
to the political and economic uncertainty
they’re seeing nationally and internationally.”
Highlights of the Saskatchewan Business
Barometer for September: 41% of
businesses in Saskatchewan say their
overall state of business is good (45% nationally);
14% say it is bad (10% nationally);
13% of Saskatchewan businesses
plan to increase full-time employment
(18% nationally); 15% plan to decrease
employment in the next 3-4 months
(14% nationally); Insufficient domestic
demand remains the main operating
challenge (51%), followed by shortage of
skilled labour (24%), and management
skills, time constraints (23%); Major
cost pressures for small business include:
tax, regulatory costs (67%), insurance
costs (53%), fuel, energy costs (49%) and
wage costs (48%).
Continued population growth
Saskatchewan’s population continues
to grow, reaching 1,162,062 people as
of July 1, 2018 according to new figures
released today by Statistics Canada.
That’s an increase of 3,226 people in the
past quarter and 11,280 people in the
past year.
The new population figure is slightly
lower than previous estimates from
Statistics Canada due to the post-census
revision that is done every five years.
The revised population estimates still
show that Saskatchewan’s population has
grown in every quarter since 2006, the
longest period of sustained growth since
quarterly records were first kept beginning
in 1971.
During the second quarter of 2018
(April 1 to July 1), Saskatchewan’s population
increase was made up of a natural
increase (births minus deaths) of 1,659
and net international migration of 4,385,
offset by net interprovincial migration of
-2,818.
Two companies fined
Two Saskatchewan employers pleaded
guilty to charges under the Occupational
Health and Safety regulations last week.
Ronald Creusot of Ceylon, operating as
RC Contracting, pleaded guilty to contravening
clause 174(1)(e) of the regulations
(being an employer fail to ensure that
scaffold planks are secured to prevent
accidental or inadvertent movement in
any direction, causing serious injury to a
worker). Creusot was fined $10,000 plus
a $4,000 surcharge in Weyburn Provincial
Court on September 25, 2018. One
additional charge was stayed. Charges
stemmed from an incident that took
place on November 6, 2017 near Ceylon.
A worker sustained serious head injuries
after falling approximately six feet when
stepping from one scaffold platform to
another.
In an unrelated matter, A.I.M. Agri/
Installations & Maintenance Corp. of
Regina pleaded guilty to contravening
subsection 201(1) of the regulations
(being an employer, fail to ensure that
every hoist, crane and lifting device,
including all rigging, used at a place of
employment is designed, constructed,
installed, maintained and operated to
perform safely any task for which the
hoist, crane, lifting device or rigging is
used, resulting in the serious injury of
a worker). The company pleaded guilty
in Regina Provincial Court on September
26, 2018 and was fined $57,142 plus
a surcharge of $22,857 for a total fine
of $80,000. Three other charges were
stayed. Charges were laid following an
incident on April 19, 2017 at a worksite
near Regina. A worker suffered neck
and back injuries after being struck by a
piece of falling sheet metal.
Don Kramer recognized
In recognition of his dedication to Saskatchewan
communities, Don Kramer
will be receiving the ABEX Community
Leader of the Year award. The award
recognizes an individual who has made
a positive contribution to the community
through volunteerism and philanthropy,
the individual has taken a lead role in
developing solutions to social challenges
in Saskatchewan.
Don Kramer was President and CEO
of Kramer Tractor Company Ltd. from
1978 until his death in August 2018. He
will be remembered as a business and
community leader whose wisdom and
generosity continues to be felt across the
province.
With a strong sense of philanthropic
duty, Don was a strong supporter of the
many organizations he chaired or assisted
but he never attempted to be visible
in his charitable actions. United Way,
Hospitals of Regina, St. Paul’s Hospital
Junior Achievement, the Saskatchewan
Science Centre, Saskatchewan Roughriders,
Campion College, the YMCA,
R.C.M.P, Kramer Home and the Donald
and Claire Kramer Foundation are just
some of the organizations he supported
over many years.
“We are truly honoured to have the
opportunity to present the Community
Leader of the Year Award to Don Kramer
in memoriam. His quiet generosity has
uplifted communities and individuals
across Saskatchewan and his legcay is
sure to live on in the programs he supported,”
said Steve McLellan, CEO of the
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.
The Community Leader of the Year
Award is sponsored by SaskEnergy.
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