The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment hereby gives notice that the Wages Council, in accordance with section 54 (b) of the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007, has deferred the effective date of all the ten new Wages Regulations Orders 2012 from the 15th day of August to the 31st day of October, 2012 in order for the respective Wages Councils to review all submissions made by the stakeholders.
A 8 to 15 per cent increase has been proposed for the 10 employment sectors including, Printing Trades, Wholesale & Retail Trades, Hotel & Catering Trades, Garment Industry, Sawmilling & Logging Industry, Road Transport, Building & Civil & Electrical Engineering Trades, Manufacturing Industry, Mining & Quarrying Industry and Security Services.
For further enquires members of the public are requested to contact the Secretary Wages Council on 3100124 or visit the office on level 5, Civic House, Suva.
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