A GOVERNMENT proposal to reduce the amount of money paid into the Social Security Fund and use it instead as a way of helping businesses adjust to the introduction of the Living Wage was maintained on Wednesday 17 November, after a backbencher’s amendment was rejected. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache saw his call to restore £10 […]
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“It basically changed my life going up there” – Islanders speak out over “devastating” JET news
THE potential impact of a government decision not to provide additional funding to the Jersey Employment Trust this year has been met with concern by those who benefit from the charity’s work. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham has sought to reassure Islanders supported by JET that the government is “absolutely committed to making sure they […]
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'In most respects the increase in the living wage is a good thing. However, I do have concerns'
By John Henwood JERSEY’S minimum wage is due to increase from its current £11.64 an hour to £13 – the so-called living wage – next April. The government plans to go further by raising the minimum to two-thirds of median earnings by 2026. At present the median is £850 per week; if applied now it […]
