• Eiri@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    Asterisk: there is such a thing as “minimum wage for tipped workers”, which is lower than the normal minimum wage. At least in some provinces.

    For instance, in Quebec, the normal minimum wage is $16.10 per hour, but for tipped workers, it’s $12.90$.

    And yes, my reaction to this is also “what the fuck”.

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      11 days ago

      Thanks for the clarification. I totally forgot it isn’t federally regulated.

      There are also student wages which allow you to pay students under 18 even lower wages. Fun stuff!

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      11 days ago

      Here in the states, the minimum for tipped workers is $2.13. Also, the federal minimum wage for nontip is $7.25. And they wonder why we can’t afford McDonald’s over here.