Tag: minimum wage
Cabinet approves rollout of National ID Act
(CNS): Following the passage of the Identification Register Bill, 2022 in parliament in December, Cabinet has now approved the commencement order for the law and paved the way for the drafting instructions for the development of regulations for both it and the co-legislation, the Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022. The National ID is still […]
Minimum wage report expected end of June
(CNS): It is almost seven years since a national minimum wage of CI$6 per hour was introduced in the Cayman Islands when inflation was running at -2.8%. Since then, that basic rate has not been increased, despite the runaway inflation over recent years. The newly formed Minimum Wage Advisory Committee held its first meeting just […]
CIG dragging out basic pay review
(CNS): Low paid workers facing the pinch with the ever-increasing cost of living in Cayman appear to be facing a long wait over a possible increase in the $6 national minimum wage, as government appears to be dragging its feet. The premier confirmed that his ministry was going to reconvene the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee […]
Inflation fuelling minimum wage challenge, says MLA
(CNS): The MLA for George Town Central, Kenneth Bryan, has finally received a written response from government to a parliamentary question he submitted at the beginning of the year; it said that the minimum wage will be under review by the end of this month. But the independent member said inflation and the high cost […]
Boss admits not paying bar staff minimum wage
(CNS): James Moore admitted a dozen charges of not paying minimum wage to several women working for him at his bar in George Town when he appeared in court Thursday. The owner of the Caymanite Lounge in Dorcy Drive pleaded guilty to 12 of the 18 charges against him and denied the other six, all relating […]
Employer in court for failure to pay minimum wage
(CNS): In what is believed to be one of the first cases of its kind, Stephen McDermott, of Beauty’s Edge Salon and Spa, appeared in court Tuesday charged with seven counts of failure to pay the national minimum basic wage along with six counts of failure to pay public holiday remuneration. However, the hearing was […]
No minimum wage infractions reported yet
(CNS): Enforcement officers from the Department of Labour and Pensions have begun inspections to make sure employers of low-paid workers are not paying employees less than the new national minimum wage of $6, and so far employers appear to be complying with the law. By this weekend, the inspectors will have completed the first 21 […]
Cabinet rubber stamps minimum wage
(CNS): In just two weeks no one in the Cayman Islands should be earning less than $6 per hour as government has gazetted the National Minimum Basic Wage order to commence on Tuesday, 1 March. While 25% of the hourly rate can be made up of benefits, commission or gratuities, no worker, be they local […]
Can locals survive on proposed $6 basic wage?
(CNS): Following last week’s revelations that the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee has recommended a starting point of $6 per hour for a basic across the board national minimum wage, Kenneth Bryan has been finding out if local workers can survive on this hourly rate. In his latest video report for CNS, Bryan asks if $6 will […]
Educated jobless running at 14.3%
(CNS): The recently revealed report by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee has confirmed long-held concerns that a significant number of the unemployed in Cayman are educated individuals that are unlikely to benefit from a minimum wage. The research, based on the Labour Force Survey, said the unemployment rates of those with at least a complete […]
Long road before basic wage has impact
(CNS): Although the government appears to be ready to accept the recommendation to introduce a $6 minimum wage rate, it will be a long road before it begins to impact the workers who are at the bottom of the local earnings pile. Premier Alden McLaughlin said Thursday that not only will it be a few […]
