Minimum Wage Order 2016

  • revoked
  • Minimum Wage Order 2016: revoked, on 1 April 2017, by clause 7 of the Minimum Wage Order 2017 (LI 2017/11).
5 Minimum starting-out rates

The following rates are the minimum rates of wages payable to a starting-out worker:

(a)

for a starting-out worker paid by the hour or by piecework, $12.20 per hour:

(b)

for a starting-out worker paid by the day,—

(i)

$97.60 per day; and

(ii)

$12.20 per hour for each hour exceeding 8 hours worked by a starting-out worker on a day:

(c)

for a starting-out worker paid by the week,—

(i)

$488 per week; and

(ii)

$12.20 per hour for each hour exceeding 40 hours worked by a starting-out worker in a week:

(d)

in all other cases,—

(i)

$976 per fortnight; and

(ii)

$12.20 per hour for each hour exceeding 80 hours worked by a starting-out worker in a fortnight.