s.24National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee
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Section 24Part 4 — REMUNERATION AND HOURS OF WORK

National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee

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The Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is hereby established to investigate and enquire into all matters related to the appropriate level of a minimum basic wage and to make recommendations to the Governor in that regard.
The Governor may make regulations governing the procedures of the Committee but, subject to subsections (3) to (9), the Committee has power to regulate its own proceedings.
The Committee shall consist of not less than nine members recommended by the Minister responsible for labour and appointed by the Governor, and shall comprise —
three employers;
three employees; and
three representatives of Government, one of whom shall be from the Ministry responsible for labour.
In appointing members of the Committee, the Governor shall designate one member of the Committee as Chairman.
A quorum of the Committee shall be five members, comprising the Chairman and at least one member each from employers, employees and Government.
All questions arising at a meeting of the Committee shall be determined by a majority of all the members present including the Chairman, and so long as the quorum stipulated in subsection (5) is observed, no such determination of the Committee shall be invalid by reason of vacancy or absence.
The Committee may, at any time, call in the aid of an assessor, specially qualified in a matter relevant to its considerations.
The Committee is empowered to request evidence from witnesses and request production of relevant documents.
The Committee shall, if requested by the Minister, make interim reports and interim recommendations, as the Minister may require, and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of its deliberations, make a full and final report, including recommendations, to the Minister.

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