Following pressure from trade unions and civil society, the $60,000 National Minimum Wage Order has been signed by Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton and gazetted.
According to the Order, private sector employees should not be paid less than $60,147 per month. The order takes effect from July 1, 2022. The change in the National Minimum Wage comes approximately five years after the last one, which took effect on January 1, 2017. At that time the rate moved from $34,500 to $44,200.
