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Minimum wage: Employment Forum’s Recommendation and Response of Minister for Employment and Social Security

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A decision made 23 September 2014:

Decision Reference:  MD-S-2014-0126

Decision Summary Title :

DS Minimum Wage Recommendation Report to States

Date of Decision Summary:

23 September 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

WR Minister’s response to Minimum Wage Recommendation for April 2015

Date of Written Report:

23 September 2014

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Minimum Wage Recommendation for April 2015 – Report to the States

Decision(s): The Minister decided to present to the States the Employment Forum’s recommendation on the minimum wage and associated rates for April 2015 and his response to that recommendation.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Employment Forum has undertaken its statutory duties in relation the minimum wage, as required by the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003, and has presented its recommendation to the Minister. Article 20 of the Employment Law requires that the Minister lays a copy of that report before the States. The Minister has considered the Forum’s recommendation and has decided to accept the recommended minimum wage and associated rates, to apply from 1 April 2015. The Minister will proceed to request law drafting.

 

Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.

 

Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Minister’s response and the Forum’s recommendation to be presented together as a Report to the States as soon as possible (the Minister’s response to appear first). Policy Principal to arrange the media release and public circulation of the Forum’s recommendation on 23 September.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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