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Minimum Wage Act, 1997

An Act providing for the fixing and enforcement of a national minimum wage in Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The Minimum Wage Act, 1997 provides for the establishment and enforcement of a minimum wage for workers in Sierra Leone. Its purpose is to protect employees, particularly the low-paid, by setting a legal floor on wages.

The Act provides for the fixing (and periodic review) of the minimum wage, typically through an advisory board or consultative machinery, requires employers to pay no less than the prescribed minimum, and creates offences and penalties for underpayment. It is part of the framework of labour-protection law.

Main provisions

  • Provides for the fixing of a national minimum wage.
  • Provides machinery for setting and reviewing the minimum wage.
  • Requires employers to pay at least the prescribed minimum.
  • Creates offences and penalties for underpayment.
  • Protects low-paid workers as part of labour law.