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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
When the minimum wage increase was initially announced less than 2% of Albertans were working for minimum wage. Since I’m assuming(could be wrong though) servers make up more than 2% of the workforce I don’t think it’s inaccurate to suggest that they were not all being paid minimum wage.
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3086777 |
If they are pulling those numbers from a report like
this one. Then any server who claims any portion of their tips come tax time, which would be most as the best way to get audited is claiming you made zero tips in a year working in the service industry, is no longer part of the min wage group. That leaves your 2% group being only people who don't work in the service industry or those few servers that actually claim zero in tips.
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Average hourly earnings
Average hourly earnings before taxes and other
deductions, and include tips, commissions and
bonuses. Because tips, commissions and bonuses
are included, the analysis may not include all
minimum wage earners. This variable is not
exclusive to wage earners and includes employees
who are salaried, work on commission and other
pay schemes. Because it is just based on hourly
earnings and not hourly wage the analysis may
include persons who are not minimum wage
earners.
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