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By The Canadian Press! e- p9 ?8 x1 Y/ j4 M$ i' x* ^
/ {3 b( d6 b* V0 {+ S' REDMONTON - 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. & o6 i" ^! [5 i/ L5 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 $9.50 at the end of the month. 9 \/ X, N; l9 |$ I) J
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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 $23.90. * ]- `8 y) T- K- v7 R
1 j1 \$ l: v4 |8 J9 LBut most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries. ( B1 ~- S$ ?8 N7 i J
! J5 ^0 r/ _8 U3 f7 x) M5 `( k! g5 YEmployment 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.
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3 z4 w) V- Z l: h' M% y+ { {Alberta 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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