Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
March 14, 2017

Public Advisory: Final Public Consultations on Indexing Minimum Wage Cancelled

Public consultations on indexing the minimum wage scheduled to be held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, March 15, have been cancelled as no requests to present in-person have been received to date.

Individuals are still encouraged to submit their ideas to help establish a clear and consistent method of determining future increases to minimum wage online (www.aesl.gov.nl.ca/minimumwage/) 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, 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
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
709-729-1795, 725-9595
RyanCrocker@gov.nl.ca

2017 03 14                              3:00 p.m.