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JAM-1938-L-31032
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Minimum Wage Act (Cap. 252).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Wages
Adopted on (Date of text)
1938-12-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act relates to the protection of workers in relation to the payment of wages. It restricts the circumstances in which an employer may make reductions from wages.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1975-11-02 (JAM-1975-R-31435)
National Minimum Wage Order (L.N. 339/75).
Implementing text(s)
1974-05-10 (JAM-1974-R-98290)
Minimum Wage (Garment Making Trade) Order 1974 [L.N. 220/74].
Implementing text(s)
1982 (JAM-1982-R-98291)
Minimum Wage (Industrial Security Guards) Order 1982
Implementing text(s)
1974-01-21 (JAM-1974-R-98292)
Minimum Wage (Occupation Record) (Retail Petrol Trade) Notice, 1974 (L.N. 22/74).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2011-02-23 (JAM-2011-L-86494)
Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2011 (No. 2 of 2011).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Laws of Jamaica
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Jamaica
URL
http://www.moj.gov.jm/law
File
JAM31032 2011.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act No. 2 of 2011)
Serial region
Serial title
Laws of Jamaica
Volume
Vol. XII