[TURC] Re: Fwd: Question re. Minimum wage for tipped workers
- From: Marjorie Griffin Cohen <mcohen@xxxxxx>
- To: TURC CCPA <turc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:30:01 -0800
Wow — thanks Laurell.
Marjorie Griffin Cohen
mcohen@xxxxxx
Marjorie Griffin Cohen
Professor, Political Science/GSWS
Simon Fraser University
On Feb 9, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Laurell Ritchie <laurellritchie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Feb 9, 2015, at 11:06 AM, Marjorie Griffin Cohen <mcohen@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> Does anyone know of studies done in Canada on lower minimum wages for tipped
> workers?
>
> Marjorie
>
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> From: S Charusheela <s.charusheela@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Question re. Minimum wage for tipped workers
> Date: February 8, 2015 at 3:42:55 PM PST
> To: "International Association for Feminist Economics"
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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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