New minimum wage order flawed, should be repealed

Mohamed Akeel

The Ministerial Order providing for a 40-hour work-week and a minimum wage of $35 000 conflicts with other laws, may be illegal and should be repealed, former Chief Labour Officer Mohamed Akeel has said.

The National Minimum Wage For Regular Working Hours (For All Workers in Guyana) Order No 5 of 2013 was signed