Normal business administration can easily get lost in the hustle
and bustle of a pandemic, but employers need to be aware that
legislated increases to minimum wage under the Ontario
Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the
"ESA") will continue as scheduled.
For Ontario employers this means an increase in the general
minimum wage from $14.00 to $14.25 as of October 1,
2020.
What is Minimum Wage?
Minimum wage is defined as the lowest wage rate an employer may
pay an employee. Most employees are eligible for minimum wage,
whether they are full-time, part-time, casual employees, or are
paid an hourly rate, commission, piece rate, flat rate or
salary.
If an employee's pay is based completely or partly on
commission, their pay must amount to at least the minimum wage for
each hour the employee has worked.
