minimum wage....

just saw a new story at the san pedro sun that the minimum wage has been increased to around $3.30 an hour for various professions....

Statutory Instrument No. 55 The Wages Council (Wages Regulation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) ORDER, 2012, provides for:

• Un-skilled workers employed in the citrus industry in cleaning, picking, transporting, processing and handling of citrus for a minimum wage of $3.30 per hour
• For domestic workers employed full-time or part-time from $3.10 - $3.30 an increase of $0.20
• For shop assistance employed full-time or part-time (excluding students who may be employed outside of school hours or during school vacation in premises covered by the shops act) $3.10 – $3.30 an increase of $0.20.

Statutory Instrument No. 56 Wages Regulations (Manual Workers) (Amendment) ORDER, 2012, provides for:

• Manual Workers except for those who are engaged in agriculture, agro-industry or export oriented industries from $3.10 – $3.30 and increase in $0.20.
• Manual Workers engaged in agriculture, agro-industry or export oriented industries from $2.50- $3.30 an increase of  $0.80.

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