MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ARE SMALL FOR SOME, QUITE LARGE FOR OTHERS. CITY ATTORNEY DAVID TOUREK SAYS WAGES WILL GO UP ON JANUARY FIRST FROM 8-50 AN HOUR, TO 8-60 AN HOUR. THE FIGURE IS TIED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. HE TELLS US TIPPED EMPLOYEES WILL SEE THEIR BASE PAY GO FROM 3-83 TO 5-16 AN HOUR.
TOUREK SAYS THE INCREASE IN THE TIPPED WAGE IS AS MUCH AS IT IS BECAUSE UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE RATE HAS TO BE 60 PERCENT OF THE MINIMUM WAGE IN 2014. THIS YEAR IT WAS PEGGED AT 45 PERCENT.
