Section 94: Power to make regulations to effect payment of additional remuneration,

94. Power to make regulations to effect payment of additional remuneration, national and other minimum wage and wage adjustment (1) Notwithstanding sections 91 to 93, the Minister may, following the enactment of any law providing for the payment of additional remuneration or national minimum wage, make such regulations as are necessary in order to reflect any such additional remuneration or national minimum wage in the salary, wage or other remuneration payable under any regulations implementing any Remuneration Regulations governing any category of employees, to whom the additional remuneration or national minimum wage is payable. (2) Notwithstanding sections 91 to 93 and anything to the contrary in any other enactment, the Minister may make such regulations for the payment of – (a) wage adjustment to address the issue of wage relativity that may arise from the introduction or review of the national minimum wage – (i) in Remuneration Regulations made under section 93; (ii) in any industry or sector of activity not covered by the Remuneration Regulations made under section 93, other than the public service, the local government service or a statutory body where terms and conditions of employment are governed by the terms and conditions recommended in a report of the Pay Research Bureau; (b) a minimum monthly basic wage or salary to employees employed in an area of activity referred to in subsection (2)(a) in a grade, occupation, job position or category where the entry requirements for the grade, occupation, job position or category is – (i) a Diploma or an equivalent qualification as may be prescribed, acceptable to the employer; (ii) at least a post-HSC first degree or an equivalent qualification, as may be prescribed, acceptable to the employer. (3) Regulations made under subsections (1) and (2) may be by way of regulations amending Remuneration Regulations made under section 93 or such other regulations made for the purpose of this section, as the case may be. (4) The regulations listed in the Schedule shall be deemed to have been made under subsections (2)(a)(i) and (3).