Minimum wage being reviewed
Posted Sep 15, 2010 7:48 am.
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MLA’s from all parties are set to meet Wednesday to see if Alberta’s minimum wage should be raised.
The provincial committee will go over about half a dozen recommendations following a review requested by the employment minister in February.
A spokesman for Vibrant Communities Calgary tells The Calgary Herald they’re looking for the province to raise base pay from $8.80 to $12.25 an hour.
He says that at $15,000 a year, the current minimum wage simply isn’t enough to live on.
Alberta is slated to have the second-lowest minimum wage in the country after Prince Edward Island raises their base pay next month.
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