Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
March 03, 2017

Public Advisory: Public Consultations on Indexing Minimum Wage to be Held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Public consultations to help establish a clear and consistent method of determining future increases to minimum wage will be held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, March 15. These consultations will be held at College of the North Atlantic, 219 Hamilton River Road, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

To register to attend and/or present in a consultation session, please visit www.aesl.gov.nl.ca/minimumwage.

For individuals unable to attend in-person, submissions can be made online or by mailing:
          Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
          Labour Standards Division
          Attention: Minimum Wage Consultation
          St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Online and written submissions will be accepted until March 31, 2017. For more information, please email MinimumWage@gov.nl.ca or call 709-729-2742 or toll-free at 1-877-563-1063.

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Media contact:

Ryan Crocker Media Relations Manager Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour 709-729-1795, 725-9595 RyanCrocker@gov.nl.ca

2017 03 03                              3:05 p.m.