by Calgary Alternative Employment Services | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog
“ ‘It’s a Shame’, says NDP of Federal Minimum Wage Rejection. Motion to pay small group of workers $15 an hour defeated 124 to 138 today.” – Jeremy J. Nuttall In this article Nuttall provides the reader with a solid background of the motion presented by the NDP...
by Calgary Alternative Employment Services | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog
This summer President Obama signed the ‘Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’ a measure which places restrictions around the job placement of adults with disabilities into sheltered workshops or job positions offering less than minimum wage. Several...
by Calgary Alternative Employment Services | May 28, 2014 | Blog
The article “5 Myths to Bust About Minimum Wage Hikes” by Michal Rozworski , published by The Tyee, was intriguing as it provided a different perspective on the controversy surrounding the living wage initiative. Michal Rozworski is an...