This update covers a change in Jersey's minimum wage, which
will take effect on 1 April 2019.
The Employment Forum recommended that the Jersey minimum wage
rise by a significant amount in 2019 – the main
"headline" hourly rate is to rise from the
current £7.50 to £8.02 per
hour.
Their recommendations have been adopted. The rise will occur in
two steps (although as JACS have pointed out, employers could
simply give employees the entirety of the raise in April 2019)
– see below.
The increase
The minimum wage applies to Jersey-based employees who are above
compulsory school age and will increase as follows:
- 1 April 2019 – First increase of 5%
to £7.88 per hour; and
- 1 October 2019 – Second increase of
1.8% to £8.02 per hour.
