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Regulation respecting labour standards
Section 2

minimum wage

The minimum wage established in this Division does not apply to the following employees:

  1. student employed in a non-profit organization having social or community purposes, such as a vacation camp or a recreational organization;
  2. trainee under a programme of vocational training recognized by law;
  3. trainee under a programme of vocational integration under section 61 of the Act to secure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (R.S.Q., c. E-20.1)*;
  4. employee entirely on commission who works in a commercial undertaking outside the establishment and whose working hours cannot be controlled;
  5. (Paragraph repealed).
  6. an employee assigned mainly to non-mechanized operations relating to the picking of processing vegetables**.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. N-1.1, r. 3, s. 2; O.C. 638-2003, s. 2; O.C. 525-2004, s 1. ; o.c. 318-2010, s. 4. 

*Editor's note: This paragraph became inoperative on December 17, 2004 following the entry into force of section 38 of the Act to amend the Act to secure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights and other legislative provisions (2004, c. 31, s. 38).**This paragraph ceases to have effect on January 1, 2011.

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The Interpretation guide

This guide presents all the sections of the law related to Labour Standards, as well as regulations adopted under the Labour Standards, the National Holiday Standards and their interpretation and caselaw.