The Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, under the powers conferred on him by Section 6(1) of the Minimum Wage Act, 2017 proposes to increase the National Minimum Wage from January 21st, 2026 as follows:
Security guards: $11.66 per hour
All other workers: $10.71 per hour
The minimum overtime rate of pay shall be 150% of the employee's ordinary rate of pay.
The minimum rate of pay on a Public Holiday shall be 200% of the employee's ordinary rate of pay.
It is proposed that overtime pay shall be based as a percentage of the employee's ordinary rate of pay rather than as a percentage of the minimum wage itself. For employees on the minimum wage, this is a technical distinction only. However, for employees that earn more than the minimum wage, their overtime pay will be required to be calculated from their ordinary rate of pay and not from the minimum wage.
For more information, please review the draft regulations.
Public holidays are those days specified or appointed under Section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 352.
Any person who wishes to raise an objection to the draft regulations under Section 7(3) of the Minimum Wage Act, 2017 must forward their objections to the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector by January 18, 2026. Objections should be sent by email to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected].