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Compass News – 26 June 2025
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Parliament heated up with an intense debate involving the NICE programme yesterday.
And a major change to minimum wage has been announced.
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Cayman Compass
$8.75 minimum wage approved by government
The national minimum wage is going to be increased to $8.75 an hour as of 1 Jan. 2026, government has announced.
Speaking in Parliament Friday afternoon, Caymanian Employment and Immigration Minister Michael Myles said, “Unlike previous administrations, who couldn’t find a consensus to make a decision on this important matter, we, the National Coalition For Caymanians, intend to accept and implement the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee final report that was submitted in 2023 under the previous government.”
He added that there were a number of other recommendations in the report, which were going to be discussed and potentially rolled out throughout next year, but the initial step was to implement the $8.75 hourly rate from the start of 2026.
