Minimum Wage Increases March 31, 2010

On March 31, 2010 Ontario’s minimum wage increases to $10.25 – the seventh increase since 2004.

Minimum Wage is the lowest wage rate an employer can pay an employee. Most employees are eligible for minimum wage, whether they are full-time, part-time, casual employees, or are paid an hourly rate, commission, piece rate, flat rate or salary. Some employees have jobs that are exempt from the minimum wage provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). For information on the job categories that are exempt, see "Industries and Jobs with ESA Exemptions and/or Special Rules"

For more information on Minimum Wage click here. 

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WORKSHOP - Prevent Workplace Violence and Harassment

April 9, 2010 at the White Oaks Resort & Conference Centre, on Glendale Ave at the QEW just south of the Garden City Skyway. HR Off-Site and Symmetries.ca join together to present this 1/2 day information workshop. Details and registration form can be found HERE.