Minimum Rates Of Wages
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Minimum Rates of Wages Order
The HON. CLEZY RORE, Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration make the order of minimum wages rates to be effect as of 1st August 2019
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Work Permit
Applying for work permit

All non citizens of Solomon Islands other than the Government Employees, diplomatic staff, Commonwealth government employees and children under 18 years are required by Law to apply for work permit in Solomon Islands.

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Labour Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration. Solomon Islands

Greetings and welcome to Solomon Islands Labour Division.

    Mr. David Kaumae - COL
    Mr. David Kaumae, Commissioner of Labour.

    The Labour Division is one of the major Divisions within the ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration. The Labour Division is headed by the Commissioner of Labour. And who is empowered to oversee the employment and labour activity in Solomon Islands. The Commissioner, is a custodian and enforcer of Seven (7) separates Acts of Parliament, specifically 1. Employment Act. 2. Labour Act. 3. Trade Disputes Act. 4.Unfair Dismissal Act.5. Workman's Compensation Act. 6. Safety at Work Act. 7. Trade Unions Act and 26 Subsidiary regulations. It is however, a great challenge to the Commissioner's office to ensure enforcement and compliance to these regulations are maintained from time to time.
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    The Acts and regulations are pivotally enforced by different Units within the Labour Division, namely; Employment Unit, Industrial Relations Unit, Occupational Health and Safety, and International Labour Standards & Prosecution Unit. Units are sanctioned with specific mandated powers to implement the legislation in their own areas of operation and expertise. These Units are governed and mandated with powers that cover their jurisdictions. Each Unit is headed by a Head of Unit specifically responsible for a range of functions that ultimately strive to achieve the aspirations embedded in the policies of any current government of the day.

    Labour Division officers have been placed with lots of legal responsibilities. At times are faced with defaults in performing some of the duties that needs public information and awareness, especially in terms of providing awareness, and general information on our day to day operation to the public at large.

    By establishing this medium, it will immensely help the division to render services to a large majority who may wish to seek for information related to the Labour Administration in Solomon Islands, as well as to locate the relevant laws related to the work of Employment and Labour in Solomon Islands.

    The office of the Commissioner of Labour therefore welcomes the public and wish to plea for your usual cooperation with our Division for us to work together for the Betterment of our Country Solomon Islands. God bless our Happy Iles.

    Tagio tumas an Welkam.

CURRENT WORK PERMIT FEES in SBD(Solomon Dollars)

Work Permit Application Form$5.00
Work Permit Application Fee$200.00
Work Permit Approval Fees
Less than 3 Months$150.00
> 3 Months but < 6 Months$200.00
> 6 Months but < 8 Months$350.00
> 8 Months but < 12 Months$500.00
> 12 Months but < 15 Months$650.00
> 15 Months but < 18 Months$950.00
> 18 Months but < 20 Months$1,000.00
> 20 Months but < 24 Months$1,100.00
OTHER FEES
Appeal Fee$500.00
Variation Fee$500.00
OSH

OCCUPATION SAFETY AND HEALTH MATTERS.
Working people in Solomon Islands are protected by health and safety legislation (Safety at work act). This includes: Full time/Part-time workers, home-based workers etc....

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Employment Services

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN SOLOMON ISLANDS.
Our key aims are to promote the employment of Solomon islanders and control immigrant workers employment. To provide protection and fair conditions of service for working people and develop and maintain constructive employer-employee relationship.

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ILS/P

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS.
One of our key function is to deal with unfair dismissals as well as non-provision of redundancy entitlements to employees

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