Minimum Wages Act, An Act to make Provisions for Minimum Wages in Employments and for Connected Purposes, 2001 (Act No. 1 of 2002), Official Gazette, 21 January 2002, No. 1, pp. 1-10.
Other source used
Human Rights Report 2011 Bahamas, of the U.S. Department of State
Means any person who has entered into or works under (or, in the case of a contract which has been terminated, worked under) a contract of employment, whether the contract is for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise and whether it is a contract of service or apprenticeship, and any reference to employment shall be construed accordingly.
Minimum Wages Act §2
Employer
In relation to an employee, means any person or undertaking, corporation, company, public authority or body of persons, [...] who or which employs any person to work under a contract of employment or uses the services of a commission agent or contract worker; and includes the heirs, successors and assigns of the employer.
Minimum Wages Act §2
Wage
"wages" includes every form of remuneration for work performed, but does not include tips, bonuses or other gratuities.
Minimum Wages Act §2
MINIMUM WAGE FIXING
Procedure
Government decides after consultation of the social partners
Statutory minimum wage rates are fixed by the government. Separate rates are established for workers employed by the week, the day or the hour. Prior to any increase in the minimum wage rates, consultation must take place with a representative confederation of employers and a representative association of registered trade unions.
Minimum Wages Act §4
Criteria
The legislation does not set forth the criteria to be followed when minimum wage rates are set or adjusted.
Coverage
Scope
Minimum wages apply to all employees in all types of employment in both the private and the public sector. The Minister of Labour has the discretion to exclude certain persons or sectors from the minimum wages provisions. Currently, no exclusion orders have been enacted.
Minimum Wages Act §3
Excluded categories
» Workers
Children and young persons are excluded.
Minimum Wages Act §3
Specific minimum wage rates
» Specific minimum wage by occupation
No
» Specific minimum wage by sector
No
» Specific minimum wage by region
No
» Minimum wage levels for specific categories of workers
» Trainees
Apprentices are covered by the general minimum wage.
Minimum Wages Act §2
Level
Minimum wage level(s) in national currency
The minimum wages shall be fixed as follows: $BSD 4 per hour. $BSD 30 per day. $BSD 150 per week.
Minimum Wages Act §4
Last minimum wage update
21 January 2002
Minimum Wages Act
In-kind allowances
No. Wages are to be paid in the currency of the Bahamas; either in cash, draft or money order.
Minimum Wages Act §7
Rate of payment
» Hourly
Yes. The legislation provides rates of payment per hour.
Minimum Wages Act §4
» Daily
Yes. The legislation provides rates of payment per day.
Minimum Wages Act §4
» Weekly
Yes. The legislation provides rates of payment per week.
Minimum Wages Act §4
Scheduled frequency of adjustment
The legislation does not set forth how frequently the minimum wage rates should be adjusted.
Enforcement mechanisms
Labour inspection
Labour Officers may carry out inspections in order to verify that wage regulation orders are adhered to. This may involve measures such as verifying wage sheets and carrying out work-place inspections.
Minimum Wages Act §11
Fines in national currency for non-respect of legislation
An employer who fails to pay an employee the statutory minimum wage rate is liable to a fine of $BSD 5,000. In addition, the employer shall pay the employee the difference between the amount actually paid and the minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wages Act §5
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