Today on DR1 news I see an article that is misleading. The article states that "Hotel and restaurant staff" are to get a 14% wage increase. What it should say is that the minimum wage of hotel and restaurant staff is going up by 14%. If the worker was previously getting paid minimum wage, then they would get 14% more per month retroactive to July 1. The way the title of the article is written, it could suggest that all hotel and restaurant staff are going to get a 14% wage increase, and trust me, everyone thinks they are entitled to 14% more when they see an article like this incorrectly describing the situation.
Hotel and restaurant staff to get 14% wage increase
The Ministry of Labor and the National Wages Committee has approved a 14% increase in the legal minimum wage for hotels, bar, casino and restaurant staff. Resolution No.4/2013 sets the minimum at RD$8,040 a month for companies with assets from RD$4 million. Employees of companies with assets worth RD$2 million to RD$4 million will receive RD$5,768 a month, and workers in companies with assets under RD$2 million will receive RD$5,191 a month. The new wages apply retroactively from 1 July.