Nicaragua: General Minimum Wage Up 9%Thursday, January 21, 2016 Through a tripartite agreement an adjustment to the minimum wages in all sectors was established at 9% , and 8% for SMEs. The announcement made by the Ortega administration, in agreement with unions and the business sector, establishes an increase of 9% starting from this year. Costa Rica: Minimum Wage Increased 0.67%Thursday, October 29, 2015 From January 2016 an increase of 0.67% will apply to private sector wages of all categories included in the official decree. The National Wages Council confirmed the government's proposal that the adjustment which will take effect from January 2016 is 0.67% for salaries of workers in the private sector. Nicaragua: 8.25% Rise in Minimum WageFriday, February 17, 2017 Businesses will have to apply an initial increase of 4,125% from 1 March 2017 and a second increase, of the same amount, on September 1. The agreement was approved with the consensus of the private sector, trade unions and government. The decision to establish the increase at 8.25% came after the business sector proposed an adjustment to 7.63%, and unions, between 9% and 10%. Minimum wages increased in El SalvadorFriday, December 5, 2008 The National Wages Council agreed on Thursday to increase the minimum wage by between 4 and 8% starting January. Employees in the business and services sectors will get an 8% increase; that is they will go from a payscale of $192.30 to $207.68 ... Costa Rica: 5% Wage Increase for Private WorkersFriday, October 30, 2009 Starting January 1, 2010, all private workers earning minimum wage must have their salaries increased 5%. Representatives of Costa Rican Worker Unions had requested a 7.74% increase, whilst the Union of Business Chambers and the Private Enterprise had offered 3.9%. El Salvador: Rise in Minimum WageMonday, January 5, 2015 The government has announced that from January 1 there will be an increase of 4% in the legal minimum wage in the productive sectors. The rise corresponding to this year, 2015, is part of an agreement reached in 2013 and modifies the table for minimum wages, increasing the minimum monthly wages for workers in different sectors by 4%. Nicaragua: Minimum Wage Rises 4.5%Friday, August 19, 2016 On September 1 a second increase of 4.5% will come into effect as agreed earlier this year in negotiations between the government, unions and employers. With the 4.5% increase the minimum wage will be $180.7 a figure that will be maintained until March 2017, when the members of the Tripartite Minimum Wage Committee will meet again. Costa Rica: Private Companies Increase SalariesThursday, June 24, 2010 Starting July 1st, private sector employees will earn between 3.96% and 4.2% more. Blue-collar workers (construction workers, kitchen assistants, warehouse operators, etc) will receive a 4.2% wage increase, while white-collar workers will earn 3.96% more. Nicaragua: 8.25% Increase in Wages in Free ZonesThursday, June 8, 2017 From January 2018 until 2022, there will be an annual increase of 8.25% in the wages of workers in free zone companies. The agreement will be valid for five years and will come into effect from January 1, 2018. Nicaragua: Minimum Wage IncreasedMonday, September 1, 2014 The increase, which will be applied from September 2014, varies between 4.9% and 5.38%, and applies to all industries, except the free zone regime. The wage increase ranges between 4.9% and 5.38% depending on the manufacturing sector concerned. Honduran businessmen reject minimum wage increase proposalMonday, November 3, 2008 The Honduran Private Sector Council is not ready to accept the proposal for an immediate minimum wage increase for workers of $291 (5500 Lempiras). The tripartite commission including worker's union leaders, businessmen and the Secretary of Labor will begin, in the next few days, the process of negotiating the new adjustment for minimum wage that will come into effect starting January 1, 2009. Costa Rica: Minimum Wage Increases 3%Thursday, October 25, 2018 The increase will apply to the private sector from January 1st, 2019, and will continue throughout the year, applying to all salary categories. The representatives of the National Wage Council reported that after analyzing the proposals presented, the minimum wage adjustment was unanimously approved on October 24th. Nicaragua: Building Sector Wage IncreasesMonday, May 2, 2011 Construction workers will start to receive an 8% salary increase starting from May. A report in El Nuevo Diario notes: "The agreement, signed by trade unionists and representatives of the Chamber of Construction and the Ministry of Labor, states that from May the hourly wage rose to $1.14, but after the first October this year there will be a 7% wage increase making the total $1.22 an hour. " Minimum Wages Up in GuatemalaMonday, January 3, 2011 The Government passed a decree increasing wages between 13.75% and 14.88%. Workers in the textile industry should receive 14.88% more salary, while those in other sectors 13.75%. Honduras: Rise in Minimum Wage in EffectThursday, January 4, 2018 The increases range from 3.9% to 6.15%, depending on the number of employees on the payroll and the economic activity to which the company is dedicated. The increase applies from January 1, and will be 3.9% for companies with between 1 and 50 employees, 5.5% for those with between 51 and 150 employees, and 6.15% for companies that have more than 150 workers. |
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