EDMONTON — Alberta is cutting the minimum wage for young workers and making other changes to overtime, holiday pay and votes for union certification. Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government has introduced a bill, which if passed would reduce the minimum wage for workers aged 13 to 17 to $13 an hour from $15 an hour, starting June 26. Under the bill, only employees who regularly work on a general holiday will be entitled to receive holiday pay. The eligibility period to qualify for statutory holiday pay is also changing. Gil McGowan of the Alberta Federation of Labour said the changes to youth and overtime pay are self-defeating.

Source: National Post May 28, 2019 00:22 UTC