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By The Canadian Press* |( l2 A1 T1 y7 b0 M) e o
& B- `8 [4 t; d- j6 EEDMONTON - 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.
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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. m8 P1 k* q. l: O; S
7 t0 k( s/ I2 d# }5 wAlberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90. - T m7 f$ g- `5 d1 A" z; L3 \0 d
+ ?& K* \6 u! f$ k8 e# @: b% b6 mBut 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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' m4 E& C# s- w5 f+ {' e* IEmployment 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. : _0 d8 f: ~* X9 l- m, C& O0 J8 g( C# K; O
8 r! q& U$ T$ F6 hAlberta 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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