Increases in minimum wage cause problems in UREC budget

Central Michigan Life (Student Newspaper) ^ | March 28, 2015 | By Conner Emery

[Oldeconomybuyer]

With the recent increases in minimum wage, the Central Michigan University Recreation Department has restricted expenses to remain within its budget.

Minimum wage increased from $7.40 per hour in 2013 to $8.15 per hour in 2014-15. While minimum wage has increased, the department's budget hasn't increased to compensate the statewide change.

In Michigan, minimum wage is scheduled to increase every January over the next four years.

Although the increase in wages has left little room for expenditures, UREC has made no drastic changes to their budget.

"There have been no massive cutbacks, just changes to the overall strategy and reprogram," Shingles said. "For example, areas where we used to have two employees we now have one, where we had six we now have four, etc."

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[sickoflibs]

Raise taxes to pay for it!