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Originally Posted by Locke
Its a rational argument. Why else would you have two separate minimum wages, one for the general working public and one for Liquor Servers?
I imagine because the government is factoring in unclaimed tips and so they earn a lower wage.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...e-alberta.html
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There are two separate wages because liquor servers make some of their income from tips. The fact that they might not claim the tips is irrelevant. Their $9.05 minimum wage isn't $9.05 less the claimed tips with the difference made up with unclaimed tips.