FITUG says many not paying new minimum wage

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana is outraged that employers continue to flout the law by refusing to pay their workers the new national minimum wage and plans to forward such reports to the Labour Ministry.

According to the union it is on record as having previously advocated for the implementation of a national minimum wage which was finally implemented by the Ministry of Labour with effect from July 1, 2013. The new order was made under Section 8 of the Labour Act, Chapter 98:01 and is cited as the National Minimum Wage Order 2013.

In a press release, FITUG said the new order stipulates that the minimum rate of wage payable to