[TURC] Re: Fwd: Question re. Minimum wage for tipped workers
- From: Laurell Ritchie <laurellritchie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "turc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <turc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:24:22 -0500
for sure Judy Haiven...she did a special study in 2006.
1. In Canada a lower minimum
wage for tipped workers does NOT apply in most provinces.
- in Quebec it applies to all ‘gratuity
workers’
- in BC, Alberta and Ontario it
applies only to ‘liquor servers’ who serve liquor as a regular
part of their job.
Labour Canada lists provincial rates
http://srv116.services.gc.ca/dimt-wid/sm-mw/rpt3.aspx?lang=eng.
2. In Nova Scotia employers failed to get a exemption for liquor servers
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/restaurants-urge-minimum-wage-hike-exemption-for-servers-1.839538.
New Brunswick had formal public consultations on a lower rate but decided not
to pursue it
https://www.gnb.ca/legis/business/pastsessions/57/57-2/journals-e/02111124e.pdf.
It was argued that a two tier system was not in keeping with the province's
Poverty Reduction Strategy. Other provincial review papers:
http://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/docs/MinimumWageReportDec09.pdf
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/Nova%20Scotia%20Office/2011/04/minimum%20wage%20submission%202011.pdf
http://www.gov.nl.ca/lra/publications/min_wage_rpt.pdf
3. Quebec has a unique taxation rule that automatically deems 8% gratuity
earnings for food service
workers and requires them to report direct tips above 8%. Workers were
outraged when it was introduced in 1998 but at least employers are now required
to pay social
contributions on the higher reported income, ensuring these workers are
eligible for higher benefits when on QPP, EI, health benefits, workers
comp etc. The taxation rules in the rest of Canada for
different types of tip income http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/hm/xplnd/tps-eng.html.
4. Jim Stanford wrote about different gratuity practices in Australia in 2006
http://rabble.ca/columnists/tip-hat-those-who-serve-down-under . A Toronto
waiter who previously worked in Australia comments
www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2012/01/20/toronto_restaurant_tip_debate_boils_over.html
.
Laurell Ritchie
416-917-0047
laurellritchie@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TURC] Re: Fwd: Question re. Minimum wage for tipped workers
From: ajacksonclc@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 11:39:15 -0500
To: turc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I think Larry and Judy Haiven did some work re if and how tips are shared,
which bears on the minimum wage issue.
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On Feb 9, 2015, at 11:06 AM, Marjorie Griffin Cohen <mcohen@xxxxxx> wrote:
Does anyone know of studies done in Canada on lower minimum wages for tipped
workers?
Marjorie
Begin forwarded message:From: S Charusheela <s.charusheela@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Question re. Minimum wage for tipped workers
Date: February 8, 2015 at 3:42:55 PM PST
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Reply-To: S Charusheela <s.charusheela@xxxxxxxxx>
An ex-student of mine now in grad school at Berkeley law school is working on a
project about the poverty and han rights wanted to find references on the
implications of US's law of $2.13 minimum wage for tipped workers, and also to
find out if there were any studies from other countries on differential
minimums for tipped and untipped workers, policy studies on upping that,
etc.Any suggested readings/references for her? You can reach her directly at
evelyn.rangel.medina@xxxxxxxxxxxx. or email me and I can send along to her.
Thanks, Charu
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