5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (356+ words) Jersey businesses are being asked whether a 63% rise in the minimum wage over six years has pushed up prices, affected jobs or held back investment, as debate intensifies over the future of the Island’s legal pay floor. The Jersey Chamber…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (161+ words) Islanders will be able to chew over politics with their elected representatives in cafés, markets and even over breakfast as Democracy Week returns later this month. Jersey’s seventh annual ‘Democracy Week’ – an exploration of the Island’s past and present political…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (495+ words) The body tasked with recommending Jersey’s next minimum wage has effectively reopened its consultation – almost a month after it closed – after the issue exploded into the first major political row of the months-old government. The Jersey Employment Forum announced this…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) “Ongoing high demand for services and continued bed space pressure” faced by organisations supporting homeless people are among the themes highlighted by the government’s latest Homelessness in Jersey report. The quarterly snapshot pulls together information from Freeda – formerly Jersey Women’s…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (568+ words) Local business representatives have backed calls for a rethink of the Island’s minimum wage system – warning that rising employment costs are contributing to higher prices, fewer jobs and reduced investment. The Jersey Chamber of Commerce welcomed comments from Economic Development…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1480+ words) Jersey’s Economic Development Minister has sparked fierce debate by questioning whether the Island should have a minimum wage at all – more than two decades after he voted for the law that created it. Deputy Gerald Voisin argued in a letter…...