The way that works in most jurisdictions is: the tips do not bring you up past minimum wage, then their employer must make up the difference. It's not a matter of: you don't get tips, you're working at a lower rate. Another exemption that I think would allow us to go higher is a lot of jurisdictions have a training wage. They have a wage for people in their teenaged years. This is the other argument that's often said why we can't raise the minimum wage because people have first-time jobs or they're just training. Is the Minister willing to implement a training wage for the minimum wage?
Rylund Johnson on Question 405-19(2): Minimum Wage
In the Legislative Assembly on October 22nd, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 405-19(2): Minimum Wage
Oral Questions
October 22nd, 2020
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