Acts and Regulations

E-7.2 - Employment Standards Act

Section 10
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Minimum Wage Board
10(1)Every two years after December 31, 2014, the Minister shall complete a review of the amount of the minimum wage, the manner in which minimum wage is determined and the timeline for any changes to it.
10(2)In conducting a review under subsection (1), the Minister shall
(a) consider the social and economic effects of minimum wage rates in the province, including
(i) data respecting the demographics of employees earning minimum wage, including age and gender,
(ii) any cost of living increase since any previous order or regulation, with respect to the cost to an employee of purchasing the necessities of life, including but not limited to housing, food, clothing, transportation and health care and supplies, and
(iii) economic conditions within the province; and
(b) consult with representatives of employers and employees, and any other person the Minister considers appropriate.
1984, c.42, s.6; 1994, c.52, s.1; 2014, c.70, s.2
Minimum Wage Board
10(1)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall not make a regulation under section 9 until such time as the matter in respect of which the regulation is to be made has been considered by the Minimum Wage Board and the Minimum Wage Board has rendered its advice on the matter.
10(2)The Minimum Wage Board, or any member of the Minimum Wage Board when authorized by it, may, on its own initiative or at the direction of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, conduct such investigations and hold such conferences and hearings as it considers necessary for the purpose of rendering advice to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on the matters referred to in section 9.
10(3)In advising the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, the Minimum Wage Board shall take into account the social and economic effects of minimum wage rates in the province and shall consider, among other matters,
(a) any cost of living increase since any previous order or regulation, with respect to the cost to an employee of purchasing the necessities of life, including but not limited to housing, food, clothing, transportation and health care and supplies; and
(b) economic conditions within the province and the concept of a reasonable return on private investment.
1984, c.42, s.6; 1994, c.52, s.1