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MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE

Released on March 7, 2002

Saskatchewan's minimum wage will increase this year.



A two-stage increase will see the provincial minimum wage go up 35 cents an

hour on May 1st, 2002 (to $6.35 an hour) and another 30 cents an hour (to

$6.65 an hour) on November 1st, 2002. This is the first increase to the

minimum wage since January 1st, 1999.



"This increase balances the needs of minimum wage earners with the need for

our province to be economically competitive," Labour Minister Deb Higgins

said. "Increasing the wage will help the people in our workforce who need

it most."



Recommendations for changes to the wage come from the Minimum Wage Board,

an independent agency that consults with stakeholders on issues surrounding

the minimum wage and advises government on all matters affecting the wage.



"Minimum wage and low-income earners usually spend all their income in

their home communities. A modest increase like this one will contribute to

local economies by boosting retail sales and personal consumption," Higgins

said.



Approximately five per cent of the non-agricultural labour force receives

the minimum wage.



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For more information, contact:



Greg Leake

Labour

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-4156

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