Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke. (Photo: Joseph Wellington)
March 7, 2023
National Minimum Wage to be increased in April – Clarke
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has announced that the national minimum wage will be increased in April.
The increase will come one year since the last pay hike in April 2022.
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Clarke made the announcement on Tuesday in the House of Representatives as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate. He did not state the level of the increase, citing that the Labour Minister, Karl Samuda is the only person allowed to make the announcement in law.
However, Clarke said it will be “meaningful”.
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At that time, the rate paid to industrial security guards was increased from $9,700 to $10,500 per 40-hour work week.
