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Vernon spent almost $1M on overtime last year
The City of Vernon spent close to $1 million last year on overtime. A staff…
One-third of Canadians say they are in ‘bad’ or ‘terrible’ financial shape
One-third of Canadians say they are in "bad " or "terrible" financial shape, while 20…
City of Kelowna’s catchup on wages is going to be expensive
Every year local governments have to publish the number of employees who make more than…
West Kelowna firm didn’t pay overtime, ordered to pay $19K
A West Kelowna storage company is on the hook for $19,000 after it failed to…
Kamloops petting zoo fined; ordered to pay unpaid wages
A Kamloops petting zoo is on the hook for $1,500 after it was found to…
BC’s minimum wage set to increase June 1
BC's minimum wage is set to increase to $17.40 from $16.75 on June 1. The…
North Okanagan cleaner loses appeal, but company still owe $4K in wages
A North Okanagan cleaning company that was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay almost $4,000…
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay…
Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for underpaying staffer
A Kelowna daycare is on the hook for $10,000 after it short-changed a former staff…
Former Kelowna city manager paid $151K for three months work in 2018
KELOWNA – Ron Mattiussi retired from his job as Kelowna city manager at the end…
Are you getting a raise tomorrow? Minimum wage in B.C. going up again
KELOWNA – With B.C.’s annual minimum wage increase set to kick in tomorrow, June 1,…
Wage increase approved for West Kelowna firefighters
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna firefighters' wages and property tax bills with both get a bit of a bump over the next few years following the approval of a new collective agreement. West Kelowna council has ratified the new collective agreement between the International Association of Firefighters Local 4457 and the District of West Kelowna....
Native court workers protest for equal pay
OKANAGAN - Native court workers are standing up against the government asking for equal pay after being cut out of a deal five years ago that increased the wages of others but not court workers. Jack Kruger, a veteran native court worker and counsellor, has spent the past two days outside the Penticton and Kelowna...