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Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Labor Research Directorate announces the increase of the minimum wage and the income limit for the application of the Labor Regulation 2013 from January 1 2020.The amount of the minimum wage for an employee who has reached an age of 18 years January 1 2020 adjusted Afl. 1815.35 per month and Afl. 423.40 a week. For an employee who has reached the age of 18 and performs household services in the household of natural persons the minimum wage is set at Afl. Determined 846.92 per month. For domestic service workers who work 22 hours a week or less the minimum hourly wage is Afl. 9.45.As a result of the adjustment of the minimum wage the income limit for application of the Labor Regulation 2013 will also be increased from 1 January 2020. The Employment Regulation 2013 regulates the employment conditions such as the maximum working hours per day or per week rest days overtime payments and payments on public holidays. The Labor Regulation does not apply to all employees but only to those employees who fall under the income limit.As of January 1 2020 the new income is Afl. 4538.38 the minimum wage Afl. 1815.35 x factor 2.5. This means that employees who earn a salary of Afl. 4538.38 per month or Afl. 54460.56 per year or less fall under the protection of the Employment Regulation 2013 and are entitled to all the terms and conditions of employment prescribed by this law. The Labor and Research Directorate invites all employees but in particular all employers to take these adjustments into account.
