$6/hour...

jousy · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:06 am Post subject: $6/hour...

That's how much my friend's mom's friend's sister offered to pay me if I work at her clothing retail shop.. $6/hour. Isn't that below minimum wage..? I don't have any work experience (some volunteer though) and I know that there's a ____ hours probation period but $6/hour? The pros: it's really easy work, the hours are great, the shop's near my home and the lady's very nice. I think I even get a nice discount) but should I work there? Can I ask for a higher wage....?
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china.doll · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:49 am Post subject:

I would work there for the experience , but it IS below minimum wage so maybe you should talk to her about it.
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eescorpius · Beauty Queen Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 114 Smiles: +2 20

I don't think it's below minimum wage
It's allowed for places to hire students for $6/hr if they haven't worked for at least 500 hours yet, but after 500 hours, she should pay you $8.

amyamy8 · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

isnt min. wage $6.50? beause that's what my friend is getting paid at mcdix
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alexisgeek · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:04 am Post subject:

$6.00 is TRAINING wage.
$7.50 is MINIMUM wage.

eescorpius, are you sure it's 500 hours? I'm pretty sure it's 100 hours. 500 horus sounds a bit excessive.

In any case, that's the wonderful BC government for ya.

Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

Hmm well since it's your first job and it seems pretty cool and everything, I think 6 an hour is alright.
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treecow_ · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject:

http://www.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizationsCOM/bcfed/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=229&t=2%20column%20template.dwt
you guys maybe can sign that if you want to eliminate the training wage and increase BC's minimum wage to at least $10/h. i hope gordon campbell will change it. Confused

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SUGARR* · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

^^^ in bc training is 6.50 & minimum is 8.
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Meg-san · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:40 am Post subject:

Training wage is first 500 hours-my friend works at DQ and that's what she told me. Usually retail doesn't pay training wage, only fast food places from what I've found.

sunnysky · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:49 am Post subject:

Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

Does Ontario have a training wage?
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pink · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

ive been working for 2-3 months and even during training and now i stil get the same amount---7.75

boarderlinefrenzy · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

she might have been offering and giving a rounding figure, she has to pay you at least minimum wage.
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Lorie-A · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

I think the NDP wants to raise minimum wage to 10 bucks. It sounds good, but it's bad for the economy, can you imagine little companies paying $10 for some menial job?
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lemondiva · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

You can be paid $6/hour for up to 6 months or when you've worked 500 hours. I think you can definitely find a better job. If you apply for a store like Aritzia or Gap, the starting wage is around $9/hour... $6/hour is the lowest you can get, and if it's a family friend, it could get awkward if things don't work out.