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National minimum wage set at $35,000 monthly

May 10, 2013 News

 

 

–    To come into effect July 1

Full-time workers outside the Public Sector would not be paid no less than $35,000 monthly, $8,000 weekly, or $200 (US$1) per hour, thanks to the new national minimum wage that will be implemented from July 1.
This announcement was made by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon during his post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday.
According to Dr. Luncheon, “The new national minimum wage does indeed take into consideration other provisions some statutory… perilously close to statutory. They have been in existence and so hallowed for so long they almost become statute.”
Dr. Luncheon explained that pump attendants and barmen may not be considered permanent employees. They would not benefit from the new national minimum wage. Those part-time employees would benefit from other annual increases governed by other statutes and initiated by the Labour Minister.
The new national minimum wage was agreed upon by Government, Labour and the private sector, he added.
According to Luncheon, Cabinet noted that since 1977 when the Public Service minimum wage was promulgated the country did not have a national minimum wage. The Public Service minimum wage exceeds this new national minimum wage.

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