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By The Canadian Press; I# _. q A9 w. G% H- R/ @
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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. ; z5 A) M5 k/ q1 c6 m5 W
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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. : J( q/ D& q( Z+ |+ z% s/ N
9 J5 i. s( k0 D' Z7 t3 \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 $23.90. ) T+ R7 w9 F I0 n/ w2 ~7 Y, W
# Y6 h* Y5 _ W& E$ aBut most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries. " |8 r# r; h" w4 P. o2 Z
1 b4 \( h8 p8 ~$ Z) V: f- q( TEmployment 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. ! B& B: c2 U9 ^/ `) y7 J% N- J
" \: @) w s( T1 J/ OAlberta 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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