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In 2013, 50% of minimum wage workers were between the ages of 15 and 19; in 1997, it was 36%. 50.2% of workers in this age group were paid minimum wage in 2013, an increase from 31.5% in 1997. Statistics Canada notes that "youth, women and persons with a low level of education were the groups most likely to be paid at minimum wage." [2]
The Employment Standards Act, 2000 [1] (the Act) is an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Act regulates employment in the province of Ontario, including wages, maximum work hours, overtime, vacation, and leaves of absence. It differs from the Ontario Labour Relations Act, which regulates unionized labour in Ontario.
The Brazilian minimum wage is adjusted annually by the federal government, but each Brazilian state has the option to either follow the national minimum wage or to set its own minimum wage, which cannot be lower than the federal minimum wage. In 2022, five states (RS, SC, PR, SP and RJ) decided to stick with the latter option in order to have ...
The U.S. now trails a number of other wealthy countries in base pay.
Workers across 21 states welcomed the new year by seeing their hourly minimum wages rise. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a rate that has remained unchanged since July 2009. During his ...
A well-known factoid in American economic debates is that wages used to grow with productivity, but they don't anymore. There's a particularly famous chart, courtesy of the Economic Policy ...
Oversaw Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Removed passenger vehicle license plate renewal fees. Raised the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour in January 2022 and $16.50 in October 2023. Closed the Ontario Science Centre. Involved with Greenbelt scandal. Leased Ontario Place to Therme Canada for redevelopment. [32]
Minimum wage in South Korea with terms of presidents. The South Korean government enacted the Minimum Wage Act on December 31, 1986. The Minimum Wage System began on January 1, 1988. At this time the economy was booming, [195] and the minimum wage set by the government was less than 30 percent of that of real workers. The Minister of Employment ...