The public is advised that the Tortola and Virgin Gorda offices of the Labour Department will close on Thursday, February 2, at 1:00 p.m. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is moving ahead with plans to revise work permit fees as indicated in the 2016 Budget Address.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is informing 2015 applicants that Work Permit Exemptions (on the basis of residency in the Territory for 20 years or more) are ready to be collected from the Ministry located in the East Wing of the Central Administration Complex.

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The public is advised that the Tortola and Virgin Gorda offices of the Labour Department will close on Thursday, September22.

The public is reminded that the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour will take effect on October 1, 2016. 

New work permit application fees for minimum wage earners are being calculated based on the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour effective October 1, 2016.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is reminding persons, especially the business community, that effective October 1 the Territory’s minimum wage will be raised from $4.00 to $6.00 per hour.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is reminding persons, especially the business community, that on October 1 the Territory’s minimum wage will be raised from $4.00 to $6.00 per hour.

In October of 2015, Cabinet reviewed and accepted the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee Report on the proposed new minimum wage; this report was subsequently tabled at the House of Assembly on 2^nd November, 2015. The Attorney General was thereafter requested to draft the legal documentation to formally bring this minimum wage into force which will take effect on 1^st October, 2016.