Now that Ontario’s Bill 148 has come in to effect in conjunction with the minimum wage increase to $14/hour, many foodservice operators are scrambling to adjust to the vast changes to the province’s shifting labour landscape.
Large and small businesses alike will change their operating models in the coming weeks and months as they see fit. Some will increase menu prices, while others may shut their doors permanently or reduce staff and business hours, benefits and portion sizes.
Restaurants Canada is helping businesses adapt to these sweeping reforms by hosting webinars and voicing the concerns our members communicated to us to the provincial government. You can read the national articles that our senior leaders were featured in here and here.
Our December 6 webinar, Preparing for Bill 148, was a great success with more than 350 participants and was hosted by an expert panel comprised of Sherrard Kuzz LLP partner Erin R. Kuzz and fsSTRATEGY Inc. principals Geoff Wilson and Jeff Dover. If you missed the webinar, members can register and watch it here.
You can also sign up for our January 17 webinar How Restaurant Operators Can Save Money Given Rising Labour Costs. We hope you can join us!