Minimum Wage Set to Increase September 1

HRinfodesk---Canadian Payroll and Employment Law, April/May 2005

Alberta’s minimum wage will increase from $5.90 to $7.00 an hour on September 1, 2005.

According to the Alberta government, more than 1,900 Albertans participated in a public consultation conducted from February 24 until March 29, 2005. Participants were asked whether the minimum wage should be introduced in one-step or in stages. A majority of all respondents agreed that the increase should be introduced all at once.

For additional information on results from the survey and the minimum wage increase, go to the Employment Standards website of the Alberta Department of Human Resources and Employment

By Yosie Saint-Cyr, Editor at HRinfodesk

Published on HRinfodesk---Canadian Payroll and Employment Law

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