{"id":162710,"date":"2022-11-20T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=162710"},"modified":"2022-11-20T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T15:24:09","slug":"bermuda-to-set-minimum-wage-at-16-40-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/bermuda-to-set-minimum-wage-at-16-40-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bermuda to Set Minimum Wage at $16.40 in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bermudians are set to receive one of the highest hourly wage rates in the world as<\/p>

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part of new labour regulations that will come into effect next year, once approved by Parliament.<\/p>\n

Labour Minister Jason Hayward said amendments to the Employment (Minimum Wage Entitlement) Bill 2022, which will be<\/p>

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debated at the next sitting of Parliament, would see the statutory hourly wage increase to $16.40 from 1 June 2023.<\/p>

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The wage will apply to casual workers, part-time and temporary employees and some categories of student workers.<\/p>\n

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Volunteers and persons under the age of 16 are not entitled to the new minimum wage, Hayward stated.<\/p>

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The new minimum wage puts Bermuda on par with Luxembourg, Australia and<\/p>\n

Germany, who have some of the highest minimum wages in the world.<\/p>

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\u201cAll employees are entitled to be paid for hours worked and should have the confidence in knowing that their employer is<\/p>

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complying with its obligations pursuant to the Bill by paying them at least, the statutory minimum hourly wage rate,\u201d he told parliamentarians during Friday\u2019s sitting.<\/p>\n

The minister said that any employee, who believes they are not being paid the<\/p>\n

minimum wage can file a complaint with the Wage Commission and an inspector will investigate their claims.<\/p>\n

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Employers found guilty of not paying an employee a minimum wage would be fined<\/p>\n

at a rate equal to twice the amount of the minimum hourly wage for each day that they failed to follow the law.<\/p>\n

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Source: Loop News<\/p>\n

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