Public Advisory: Employers Reminded of Minimum Wage Increase, October 1

  • Environment and Climate Change

September 16, 2021

The Provincial Government is reminding employers the minimum wage will increase by $0.25 cents to $12.75 per hour, effective October 1, 2021. This represents the fourth increase to the minimum wage as announced in February 2020.

In accordance with Section 30 of the Labour Standards Act, a review of the minimum wage is required every two years which will be completed in early 2022. Details about the review process will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Media contact
Lynn Robinson
Environment and Climate Change
709-729-5449; 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

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