PROPOSALS to oblige high-earners to pay contributions for social security and long-term care at the same rate as other Islanders have been rejected by States Members. Deputy Sam Mézec said his proposed amendment to the Government Plan followed a pledge included in the Reform Jersey manifesto earlier this year to remove the cap of £250,000, […]
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Minimum wage rise ‘too soon for businesses’
BUSINESSES have not been given enough time to adjust to a scheduled rise in the minimum wage, according to the Chamber of Commerce. The organisation’s chief executive, Murray Norton, spoke after Social Security Minister Elaine Millar signed a ministerial order confirming that the rise – from the current rate of £9.22 to £10 – will […]
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Wet and windy outside? There is still plenty to do in Jersey on a rainy day
WHILE there has been an ‘uplift’ in late bookings for direct flights to Spain and Portugal, according to head of one of the Island’s leading travel agents, what else can you do when it rains in Jersey? With Fort Regent out of action and the Opera House closed, Robert Mackenzie of C.I Travel Group said: […]
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Jersey's minimum wage to rise to £10 an hour
JERSEY’S minimum wage will rise to £10 an hour at the start of next month. Social Security Minister Elaine Millar has set the rise through a ministerial order, which will come into force on 1 October. The move comes in the wake of a report by the Employment Forum, which recommended that the main minimum […]
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Scrutiny to investigate mini-budget designed to help with cost of living
A REVIEW has been launched into the government’s proposed mini-budget, which ministers say has been designed to help Islanders with the cost-of-living crisis. The new Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel announced its intention to review the proposed £56.5 million-worth of measures yesterday. The panel, which is chaired by Deputy Sam Mézec, said they would determine whether […]
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'Australia’s ‘Robodebt’ scandal is the perfect example of why government policies need scrutiny'
By Mick Le Moignan THE revelations (JEP 27 July) of hardship suffered by vulnerable Islanders forced to repay wrongly calculated income support benefits echo the recent exposure of the ‘Robodebt’ scandal in Australia. In Jersey, the Salvation Army, one of three major food bank providers, made a written submission to the Health and Social Security […]
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The Island’s new Chief Minister gets her team
LESS than a week after winning an overwhelming mandate to become Jersey’s next Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore was successful in having her chosen team of candidates endorsed to form the Council of Ministers. Deputy Moore’s slate of 11 candidates for ministerial roles were all successful in being voted into office, with just one being […]
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Fears for vulnerable Islanders as inflation hits a 40-year high
ISLANDERS already struggling with the spiralling cost of living may face more misery as Jersey’s inflation rate increased to 12.7% – a figure not seen since the 1980s. The primary drivers behind the shocking figures – released yesterday by Statistics Jersey – were housing costs, which had increased by 24.4% over the previous 12 months, […]
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Chief Minister chooses her team of 'strong and diverse' assistant ministers
THE Chief Minister has confirmed which politicians will join her government as assistant ministers. Deputy Kristina Moore has chosen ten States Members who will take up assistant ministerial positions. The Chief Minister will be assisted by two assistant chief ministers: Constable Andy Jehan and Deputy Alex Curtis. Mr Jehan is one of four assistant ministers […]
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Fixers to be parachuted in to Health Department to repair relationships
AN external ‘turnaround team’ is to be brought into the Health Department in a bid to repair relationships between senior management and clinicians, the Health Minister has confirmed. Deputy Karen Wilson said she expected to finalise details of a small group of trouble-shooters who would be flown in and tasked with remedying some of the […]
