Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Order 2013


Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Order 2013

Made                                                                       22nd March 2013

Coming into force                                                          1st April 2013

THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, in pursuance of Articles 16 and 104 of the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003[1], orders as follows –

1        Interpretation

In this Order, “principal Order” means the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Order 2007[2].

2        Article 1 amended

In Article 1 of the principal Order, for the definition “trainee” there are substituted the following definitions –

“ ‘trainee’ and ‘approved training’ have the same meaning as in the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Regulations 2004[3].”.

3        Article 2 amended

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 2 of the principal Order there are substituted the following paragraphs –

“(1)    Except as otherwise provided by this Article, the minimum wage for an employee is an hourly rate of £6.53.

(2)     Subject to paragraph (2A), the minimum wage for a trainee is an hourly rate of £4.90.

(2A)   Once a trainee has completed a period or periods, in the aggregate, of 12 months’ approved training in a job, the minimum wage for the trainee in that job is an hourly rate of £5.71.”.

4        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 1st April 2013.

senator f. du h. le gresley

Minister for Social Security

 


 



[1]                                    chapter 05.255

[2]                                    chapter 05.255.40

[3]                                    chapter 05.255.45


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