The Minister of Labor, Jean Boulet, announces an increase in the minimum wage.
Thus, as of May 1, the general rate will increase by $1 per hour. The minimum wage will therefore increase to $15.25 an hour.
The increase in the general minimum wage rate will benefit 298,900 employees, including 164,100 women.
The minimum wage payable to employees receiving tips will be increased by $0.80 to $12.20 per hour.
The minimum wage payable to an employee assigned exclusively, during a pay period, to picking raspberries or strawberries would be $4.53 (+$0.30) and $1.21 (+$0.08) respectively. ) of the kilogram.
The Minister of Labor believes that the difficult economic context requires “concrete actions” to improve the purchasing power of low-income people “while respecting the ability to pay of small businesses, especially in the regions”.
“I am convinced that the increase in the minimum wage that I am announcing today is part of these initiatives and that it will encourage the participation of Quebecers in the labor market, thus countering the high rate of vacant positions which currently remains “, expressed Jean Boulet in a press release.
Raising the minimum wage to $15.25 does not meet the expectations of the FTQ, the Parti Québécois, and Québec solidaire, who were all asking for it to rise to $18 an hour.
