Mimimum Wage

A minimum wage determination has been announced by the Chairman of the Minimum Wages Board, Pex Avosa. The minimum wage for a 44 hour week will become K1.14 an hour and after a 40 week transition period this will then move to K2.29 an hour. This equates to just over K200 a fortnight. The board will have the determination gazetted with the dates the changes become effective.

Minimum Wage

The Government has proposed a new minimum wage of just over K100 per week. The new propsed minimum for an 88 hour fortnight will be K201.60 compared with the current amount of K74.40.