Government, through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour will soon start talks with the private sector and union bodies to review the national minimum wage paid to workers, GINA said yesterday.
The current minimum wage paid to public servants stands at $50,000, while that of private sector employees is about $35,000. Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott told GINA that the intention is to bring the private sector minimum wage in line with that of public servants.