Fiji Times Tuesday 26 September 2017 Update: 6:04PM THE new national minimum wage rate for both informal and formal sectors will increase from $2.32 to $2.68 per hour as of September 30, 2017.
This was said by Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate during his meeting with the Savusavu Chamber of Commerce and community members yesterday.
“The national minimum wage is for unskilled workers and is also to accommodate the needs of Small and Micro Enterprises (SME). The increase is a way that lowest paid workers gets some form of increase and also that the SMEs can afford to pay their workers,” Mr Usamate said.
“Employers must act immediately and ensure that their workers receive their lawful entitlements from the first pay period after 30 September.”
