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By The Canadian Press. w" i2 C( @$ i2 p$ g& @: M
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EDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour. + H* B4 d2 O% a; G, r! q* V, L
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That rate is pretty much in the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, with Ontario leading the nation with a rate that will jump to $9.50 at the end of the month. ( \* W- n2 l2 L, a: i4 a1 ]
+ S2 F6 w6 s- L! `0 y8 |Alberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90.
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4 Z7 Y8 T8 y- y. ]But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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Employment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations. ) X/ E, U% m& a" E0 M7 d" V: n
3 e' ]. Z1 j' UAlberta uses a formula to set the minimum wage each year, with increases calculated each spring using the average weekly earnings for all sectors. |
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