27 August 2024
Jersey’s first step towards a living wage will be made in April 2025, when the minimum
wage will increase to £13 per hour, with a package of support to help employers and
employees adapt over the next two years.
Following an amendment to the Employment Law, the Minister for Social Security, Deputy
Lyndsay Feltham, will set the minimum wage for 2025 as £13 per hour from 1 April 2025 in
preparation for April 2026, when the minimum wage will be set as two thirds of the 2024
median wage.
Deputy Feltham said: “The transition to a living wage is an important priority of this
Government as it directly supports many in our community who are most likely to be
struggling with the cost of living. We are staging the transition over two years, and
providing some temporary support measures to employees during that time.”
The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel, said: “The
Council of Ministers has committed to transitioning to a living wage. To support employers
through this transition we’ve designed a package to help organisations invest in
themselves and help the Island move to a more productive and resilient economy. Finer
details of the package will be announced in the coming weeks, and they will come into
effect before the new minimum wage is introduced on 1 April 2025.”
Over the next two years, a £20 million package of financial support measures will help
employers adjust to a higher minimum wage.
Over two years, this package will include:
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