They improve their health.” Ontario raised the minimum wage from $11.60 to $14 on Jan. 1. Protesters rallied Jan. 10 at several Tim Hortons locations against cuts some outlets made to employee breaks and benefits after Ontario’s minimum wage hike. But some business groups expressed concern that the measures, in particular the minimum wage hike, would be prohibitively costly for companies. According to the Great White North Franchisee Association, which represents around half of Timmies’ franchisees in Canada, the cost of implementing minimum wage hikes is $6,968 per employee. Total sales for Tim Hortons franchises in 2016 were $6.4 billion, according to its latest year-end report.

Source: thestar January 19, 2018 21:11 UTC