The Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations would like to remind all employers and workers that the third tranche minimum wage increase will take effect on October 1, 2022.
The new rate for the National Minimum Wage will be $3.67 per hour, while the minimum rates for the 10 sectors are provided in the gazette notice.
The Ministry is urging all employers covered under the NMW (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and the 10 sectoral industries (Building and Civil and Electrical Engineering Trades, Hotel and Catering Trades, Manufacturing Industry, Mining and Quarrying, Printing Trades, Sawmilling and Logging Industry, Security Services, Wholesale and Retail Trades, Garment Industry, Road Transport) covered under the Wages (Amendment) Regulations 2022 to make the necessary changes to their wages records.
The Employment Ministry’s Labour Standards and Compliance Team will continue to conduct inspections of the implementation of the third tranche wage increase in all workplaces in Fiji to ensure that all workers are remunerated with the right wage rate.
For any clarification, all employers and workers are requested to contact the Ministry’s Compliance team on mobile 9906406, 9906131, 9906888, 9904170 or email:
customercare@employment.gov.fj