Tag: Minimum Wage

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As GTA living wage estimate climbs to $27.20 per hour, TMU’s student workers say their pay isn’t enough

November 18, 2025

The Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) released a report stating the living wage for GTA residents was $27.20 per hour – which is far above the new minimum wage.

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Business & Technology

Brace for impact: Early signs of a recession

With heightened unemployment and crashing markets, a new recession may have a big impact on students

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Editorial Fun & Satire The 9 to 5 Issue

Thoughts on labour from the notes app of a recovering workaholic

October 29, 2024

What could the fun and satire editor possibly have to say about the workforce? Quite a lot, actually

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Features The 9 to 5 Issue

The young and the organized

October 29, 2024

Student workers are pushed to the brink by companies who treat them as expendable but today’s union-minded youth are biting back

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Fun & Satire The 9 to 5 Issue

The Amazing Race…for a job

October 29, 2024

As the job market gets more competitive, how far will hiring managers go?

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Business & Technology

New minimum wage increase isn’t enough

October 8, 2024

Students find new minimum wage doesn’t close the gap between pay and affordability

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Business & Technology

The cost of the latte in your cup

January 23, 2024

Students spend lots of money on everyday luxuries like coffee. How does this affect their finances?

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TMU students not satisfied with Ontario’s new minimum wage

October 18, 2023

The province is seeing an increase of 6.8 per cent to $16.55 per hour

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International students at TMU say they are at an employment disadvantage

September 26, 2023

Work permit restrictions make some students feel exploited once they come to Canada

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Business & Technology

A froshie’s guide to tipping in Toronto

August 22, 2023

How much should you tip for a date night dinner, or your morning coffee shop run?

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High costs and high stress: Delayed Ryerson updates are frustrating out-of-town students

January 28, 2022

Delayed responses from Ryerson are costly and stress-inducing for students

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Unequal opportunity: What it’s like to be of minority faith in the workplace

February 7, 2021

I needed to get off the floor to pray no more than twice a day, but I felt scared to ask