The Employment Forum has recommended a significant rise in
Jersey's minimum wage.
The forum has recommended a 6.9% rise staggered over two
increments. This will move the minimum wage towards the political
target of 45% of mean weekly earnings by 2020 – if the
recommendation is accepted by the Social Security Minister, the
rate will be 43.4% of mean weekly earnings by October 2019.
Laura Shirreffs, an associate in Ogier's Jersey employment
law team, said that the recommendation, which would be worth
£1,082 per year to a worker on the minimum wage, was not
surprising, given the economic conditions, the response to the
previous increase and the political commitment.
"Whilst the rise is the highest proposed in ten years, the
Forum has reported that it comes against a backdrop of record
employment and other positive economic evidence" she said.
