• PenguinTD@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    okay, let me ask the real question:

    • do they also get paid at the same standard(minimum wage, benefit, etc) like other worker?
    • do they also get CPP/EI contribution from employer? And can they take EI benefit when laid off?
    • do they also get to contribute to RRSP/TFSA? TFSA is after 18 currently, so they can’t even save their wage compare to other adult workers.
    • when they do perform well, will they get evaluated and promoted the same way? ie, a 15 yo manager at fast food chain and paid the same wage as a manager.
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        5 months ago

        Exactly, without proper protection and equality for same performance/quality of work, it’s just pure exploitation.

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        5 months ago

        Since this post is about Saskatchewan, I’ll add that Saskatchewan doesn’t have a student wage, just one minimum wage.

        It also happens to be about $1.20 less than Ontario’s student wage. I like my province, but man does it have its issues.

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            5 months ago

            I would have, but my first minimum wage-type job was after high school. I didn’t make enough to pay into CPP, but I don’t know if that’s a universal truth for younger workers or just because I didn’t work more than 10 hours a week.

            Also fun fact, going back go my original comment about wage: Saskatchewan’s October increase to its general minimum wage won’t catch up to Ontario’s current student wage. Things are cheaper here, yes, but things aren’t (much if any) cheaper in Saskatoon or Regina than in London.

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                5 months ago

                I’m probably not the best person to ask. I’ve never lived in Regina, but from visiting it’s similar to Saskatoon, except it has a man-made lake instead of a nice river valley. It’s a nice enough city, but it’s also clearly a government town. As for London, I’ve never been. I have family there, and part of my family moved to Saskatchewan from London over 100 years ago.