Minimum Wage Order (No 2) 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 16th day of November 2020.

This order is made under sections 4, 4A, and 4B of the Minimum Wage Act 1983—

(a) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b) on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Workplace Relations and Safety made after complying with section 5(2) of that Act.

1. Title

This order is the Minimum Wage Order (No 2) 2020.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 December 2020.

3. Interpretation

(1) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Act means the Minimum Wage Act 1983

adult worker means a worker aged 16 years or more to whom the Act applies

specified social security benefit means the following:

• (a) emergency benefit:

• (b) jobseeker support:

• (c) sole parent support:

• (d) supported living payment:

• (e) young parent payment:

• (f) youth payment

(2) Terms or expressions used and not defined in this order but defined in the Act have, in this order, the same meaning as in the Act.

4. Minimum adult rates

The following rates are the minimum rates of wages payable to an adult worker:

• (a) for an adult worker paid by the hour or by piecework, $20.00 per hour:

• (b) for an adult worker paid by the day,—

  • (i) $160.00 per day; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 8 hours worked by a worker on a day:

• (c)for an adult worker paid by the week,—

  • (i) $800.00 per week; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 40 hours worked by a worker in a week:

• (d) in all other cases,—

  • (i) $1,600 per fortnight; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 80 hours worked by a worker in a fortnight.

5. Revocation

The Minimum Wage Order 2020 (LI 2020/9) is revoked.

This Order was authored by /u/SprinklyDinks (Green Left) and ordered by the Minister for Business /u/SoSaturnistic (Opportunities).