The Rise in the Minimum Wage Makes the Community and Businesses React
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The minimum wage is rising, but it is still at the limit of what is needed. In the Laurentians, housing and transportation weighs heavily on budgets. The minimum wage is now $16.60 per hour in Quebec. Full-time is about $34,500 gross per year. However, according to a study published on April 30 by the Institute for Socio-economic Research and Information (IRIS), a single person must earn between $33,249 and $44,780 to live decently, according to…
The minimum wage is rising, but it is still at the limit of what is needed. In the Laurentians, housing and transportation weighs heavily on budgets. The minimum wage is now $16.60 per hour in Quebec. Full-time is about $34,500 gross per year. However, according to a study published on April 30 by the Institute for Socio-economic Research and Information (IRIS), a single person must earn between $33,249 and $44,780 to live decently, according to…
The Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvreté denounces a clearly insufficient increase. The post The increase in the minimum wage makes the community and businesses appear first on Les Affaires react.
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