MP warns about ‘unintended consequence’ of minimum wage
Bodden Town East MP Dwayne Seymour said that people are “suffering silently” with the “unintended consequence” of raising the minimum wage to $8.75.
Seymour, an independent MP, said that he had heard employers have been cutting back on paid hours, meaning that some people’s wages were remaining the same, while they in turn were having to pay more for help at home.
Seymour raised the issue in the first sitting of the latest parliamentary session, noting that it had been just over 60 days since the new wage rate was introduced. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Mar 12, 2026 11:23 AM