Neon Beach

What are the current minimum wages for different jobs?

As of February 1, 2007, the minimum wages are the following:

• General Workers Minimum Wage - $8.00 per hour
  
  Liquor Server Minimum Wage - $6.95 per hour (note: applies to employees serving liquor directly to customers in licensed premises as a regular part of their work);
  
  Student Minimum Wage - $7.50 per hour (note: applies to students under age 18, if more than 28 hours a week are worked during the school year, the General Minimum Wage applies to all hours worked in that week);
  
  Homeworkers Minimum Wage - $8.80 per hour or 110 per cent of the general minimum wage (note: this wage applies to all homeworkers whether they are full-time or part-time, or students under 18 years of age);
• Hunting and Fishing Guides are paid for blocks of time, not by the hour. They get a minimum amount for working less than five consecutive hours in a day, and a different minimum amount for working five hours or more in a day-whether or not the hours are consecutive. For working less than five consecutive hours in a day: $40.00. For working five hours or more in a day: $80.00.

How is minimum wage calculated for employees who earn commission?

If an employee's pay is based completely or partly on commission, it must amount to at least the minimum wage for each hour the employee has worked.
To ensure an employee is receiving the minimum wage, the total amount the employee earned in regular wages over a work week is divided by the number of hours the employee worked in that week.
Industry-specific and job-specific exemptions and special rules may apply to some salespeople who earn commission. Please see the chart in the " How Are You Covered by the ESA ? " Fact Sheet for details