By Olivia Timm [1]
BELLEVILLE – Ontario’s minimum wage increases to $11.60 on Sunday.
The minimum wage increase is part of the Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs Act.
The wage will increase to $14 on Jan. 1, 2018 and to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019, and will continue to go up annually at the the rate of inflation, according to the release.
The plan for Ontario’s minimum wage increase will:
- allow part-time and temporary workers to be paid the same hourly wage as full-time workers.
- give workers paid sick days.
- allow workers to get at least three weeks of vacation time after five years of working with the same employer.
Special minimum wage rates [2] for liquor servers, students under the age of 18, hunting and fishing guides and individuals who work from home, will also increase as of Sunday.