The beginning of October meant the wage grew 50 cents to $15.80 per hour.

The increase is part of a formula set out by provincial law that ties minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation during the previous calendar year.

“That just means as the cost of goods and services that we buy, like housing and groceries go up, the minimum wage goes up by the same overall percentage,” said Jesse Hajer, an economics and labour studies associate professor at the University of Manitoba.

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