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Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 201- request further law drafting and withdrawal of P.172/2010

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A decision made 9 December 2010 regarding: Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 201- request further law drafting and withdrawal of P.172/2010.

Decision Reference:  MD-S-2010-0076

Decision Summary Title :

DS - Minimum Wage Offsets Amendment

Date of Decision Summary:

6 December 2010

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

WR - Minimum Wage Offsets Amendment

Date of Written Report:

6 December 2010

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Request further law drafting to amend the draft Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.

Decision(s): The Minister decided that the Minimum Wage Regulations must be amended to reflect the policy intent that where an employee earns the trainee rate, the employer may not offset amounts in respect of accommodation and food. To achieve this, the Minister decided to withdraw the Proposition P.172/2010 so that it may be re-lodged including this further amendment.

Reason(s) for Decision: Since lodging P.172/2010, the Minister has become aware that the Minimum Wage Regulations do not meet the former Minister’s intention (based on the Employment Forum’s 2007 recommendation) that it should only be permissible for an employer to offset amounts for accommodation and food when an employee is being paid at least the full minimum wage, not the trainee rate.

 

This was addressed via an amendment to the Minimum Wage Regulations that came into force on 1 April 2007. In 2008, the Minimum Wage Regulations were again amended and the paragraph that prevented this offsetting against the trainee rate was excluded in error.

 

Rather then prepare a separate amendment, the Minister decided to withdraw the lodged Proposition so that an amendment may be inserted to accord with that decision. The revised legislation and accompanying report would then be re-lodged on 21 December 2010, for debate on 1 February, 2011.

Resource Implications: There are no financial implications.

Action required: Policy Principal to send drafting instructions to the Law Draftsman.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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