NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT, 2019

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NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT, 2019

LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act repeals the National Minimum Wage Act, Cap. N61, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to prescribe a national minimum wage and provide a legal framework for seamless review of the national minimum wage.

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.     Objective of this Act.

2.     Application.

3.     Employer to pay minimum wage.

4.     Exemptions.

5.     Establishment of Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage.

6.     Compositions of the Tripartite Committee.

7.     Powers of Tripartite Committee.

8.     Meetings of the Tripartite Committee.

9.     Employer’s obligations in respect of minimum wage.

10.    Employers to keep records.

11.    Officers and their powers.

12.    Monitoring and compliance.

13.    Enforcement.

14.    Offences by an agent.

15.    Other offences and penalties.

16.    Repeal and savings provisions.

17.    Interpretation.

18.    Citation.

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NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT, 2019

An Act to repeal the National Minimum Wage Act, N61, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to prescribe a national minimum wage for workers; and for related matters.

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[Commencement]                       [18th Day of April, 2019]

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ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria —

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OTHER NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE STATUTES

1. National Minimum Wage Act, 2019

2. National Minimum Wage Act, Cap N61, LFN, 2004

3. National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2000

4. National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2011

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