When the cost of labour increases, employers tend to hire fewer workers.
minimum wage
Juillet 28, 2023
2:30AM
Job losses resulting from minimum wages disproportionately affect the most vulnerable members of the workforce.
Juin 23, 2023
3:00AM
Research shows that minimum wage legislation has negative effects on employment, particularly for low-skilled workers.
Octobre 19, 2022
8:36AM
By making labour more expensive, the minimum wage reduces employment.
Janvier 6, 2022
12:05PM
Unions raise wages by limiting the supply of labour.
Décembre 22, 2021
11:15AM
Minimum wage legislation reduces employment and non-wage benefits such as skills training.
Décembre 15, 2021
9:18AM
Minimum wage increases can lead to employment losses for the least advantaged members of the labour force.
Novembre 25, 2021
9:29AM
An estimated 91 per cent of minimum wage earners in the province do not live in low-income households.
Novembre 22, 2021
9:42AM
More than half of Canadians earning the minimum wage are between the ages of 15 and 24.
Novembre 10, 2021
11:14AM
Over the past decade, the Alberta government has raised the minimum wage by 46 per cent.