The employee's original wage is $14.41 per hour.
If the wage increases by 4%, the percentage increase will be:
[tex]\Rightarrow\frac{4}{100}\times14.41=0.58[/tex]Therefore, the new wage per hour will be:
[tex]\Rightarrow14.41+0.58=14.99[/tex]The new wage is $14.99.