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Hand harvester minimum rates increased Jan. 1
Minimum piece rates for hand harvesting of specified farm crops increased by 6.9% on Monday, Jan. 1.
The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops harvested by hand as specified in the employment standards regulation.
The hand-harvested crops are peaches, apricots, Brussels sprouts, daffodils, mushrooms, apples, beans, blueberries, cherries, grapes, pears, peas, prune plums, raspberries and strawberries, the B.C. Ministry of Labour reported.
The increase is based on B.C.’s average annual inflation rate in 2022 and is consistent with the 6.9% increase to the minimum hourly wage that came into effect on June 1, 2023.
Each of the 15 crops has its own minimum pay rate.
Farm-worker piece rates in B.C. were increased by 11.5% in January 2019 and 2.8% in January 2023.
B.C.’s farm-worker minimum piece-rate system has been in place since 1981.
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