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By The Canadian Press
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! |+ Z, Z" p& c2 k9 ]) c2 r DEDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour. - _2 X! ~, ]8 ~ r5 O$ b
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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.
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* Q. z+ m% O0 R5 j- [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 $23.90. . K8 K* ?( u# ^6 u; N) w% L
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But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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. t6 l" g) c) g6 f1 k2 Z4 DEmployment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations. 3 C5 H: n$ ^ @/ g) O4 V
9 w3 v; _2 D$ u8 y+ S2 w) N$ iAlberta 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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