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Government Notice No. 201 of 2024

THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT
Regulations made by the Minister under sections 94 and 106 of
the Employment Relations Act
1. These regulations may be cited as the Media Employees
(Remuneration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2024.
2. In these regulations –
“principal regulations” means the Media Employees
(Remuneration) Regulations 2023.
3. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations is amended –
(a) in the definition of “employee”, in paragraph (c)(i)(B), by
deleting the words “sections 5, 26, 32, 33, 34, 49, 50, 52,
53, 54” and replacing them by the words “sections 5, 17A,
26, 32(1), (1A), (4), (5), (6)(a) and 7, 34, 49, 50, 51A, 52,
53, 54, 57, 59(7) and 120, in so far as they relate to that
employee,”;
(b) b y inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical order, the
following new definition –
“Director-General” means the Director-General of the
Mauritius Revenue Authority established under the
Mauritius Revenue Authority Act;
4. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations is amended –
(a) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new
paragraphs –
(1A) The rates specified in the Second Schedule
include –
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(a) the appropriate national minimum wage

payable under the National Minimum
Wage Regulations 2017;
(b) the additional remuneration payable
under the Workers’ Rights (Additional
Remuneration) (2024) Regulations
2024; and
(c) subject to paragraph (1C), the amount
of wage adjustment equivalent to the
difference between –
(i) 
the monthly basic wage or salary
for the month of December 2023,
increased by 4,925 rupees; and
(ii) 
the monthly basic wage or salary for
the month of January 2024, inclusive
of the additional remuneration
payable under the Workers’ Rights
(Additional Remuneration) (2024)
Regulations 2024, specified in
subparagraph (b).
(1B) Subject to paragraphs (1C) to (1G), an
employee –
(a) 
drawing a monthly basic wage or salary
higher than the monthly basic wage or
salary set out in the Second Schedule; or
(b) 
employed in a category or job occupation,
in respect of which the monthly basic
wage or salary is not set out in the Second
Schedule,
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shall, notwithstanding any annual increment to which he may

be entitled, be paid the amount of wage adjustment equivalent
to the difference between –
(i) 
the monthly basic wage or salary
for the month of December 2023
increased by 4,925 rupees; and
(ii) 
the monthly basic wage or salary for
the month of January 2024, inclusive
of the additional remuneration
payable under the Workers’ Rights
(Additional Remuneration) (2024)
Regulations 2024.
(1C) Where the monthly basic wage or salary of an
employee is not less than 20,000 rupees nor more than
50,000 rupees in December 2023, the employee shall be
paid a monthly wage adjustment of 2,925 rupees as from
the month of July 2024.
(1D) (a) Where the amount of wage increase
granted by an employer or in accordance with a collective
agreement, is equivalent to or higher than the amount to
which an employee is entitled under paragraph (1A)(c),
(1B), (1C) or (1G), the employee shall retain his actual
wage or salary.
(b) Where an employer –
(i) has not paid his employee the
wage adjustment; or
(ii) pays his employee an amount of
wage adjustment which is less
than the adjustment,
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to which the employee is entitled under paragraph

(1A)(c), (1B), (1C) or (1G),the employer shall –
(A) adjust the basic wage or
salary of the employee not
later than 30 September
2024; and
(B) refund any arrears due for
the months of July 2024
and August 2024 to the
employee not later than 31
December 2024.
(1E) Paragraphs (1B) and (1C) shall not apply
where, notwithstanding any annual increment to which an
employee may be entitled, an employer has, as from the
month of January 2024, granted an increase in the monthly
basic wage or salary of the employee by an amount
equivalent to or higher than 4,925 rupees inclusive of the
additional remuneration payable under the Workers’ Rights
(Additional Remuneration) (2024) Regulations 2024, or
2,925 rupees.
(1F) (a) Where, in accordance with the entry
requirements for any grade, occupation, job position or
category, an employee possesses –
(i) 
a Diploma or an equivalent
qualification acceptable to the
employer, the employee shall be paid
a monthly basic wage or salary of not
less than 23,000 rupees;
(ii) at least a post-HSC first degree or an
equivalent qualification acceptable to
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the employer, the employee shall be

paid a monthly basic wage or salary
of not less than 25,000 rupees.
(b) Where the monthly basic wage or salary
of an employee, inclusive of the wage adjustment under
paragraph (1A)(c), (1B), (1C) or (1G) is less than the
monthly basic wage or salary to which the employee may
be entitled in this paragraph, the employer shall –
(i) adjust the basic wage or salary of the
employee not later than 30 September
2024; and
(ii) refund any arrears due for the months
of July 2024 and August 2024 to the
employee not later than 31 December
2024.
(c) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), where
the monthly salary of an employee in post is, as at
1 July 2024, inclusive of the wage adjustment under
paragraph (1A)(c), (1B), (1C) or (1G), higher than the
salary specified in that subparagraph, the employee
shall, as from 1 July 2024, be entitled to the higher
salary.
(d) In this paragraph –
“ Diploma” means a 2-year post-HSC
Diploma or a 3-year post-SC Diploma;
“equivalent qualification” means such
qualification as the Higher Education
Commission may determine to be
equivalent;
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“ first degree” means a Bachelor’s Degree

or a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours;
“ HSC” means the Higher School
Certificate or its equivalent;
“ SC” means the School Certificate or its
equivalent.
(1G) (a) For the purpose of computing the wage
adjustment for a part-time employee –
(i) (A) d rawing less than 20,000 rupees for
the month of December 2023, the
amount to be added in the basic wage
or salary of the part-time employee
for the month of December 2023
shall be computed in accordance
with the following formula –
4,925 rupees x N
W
(B) t he wage adjustment shall then be
calculated as specified in paragraph
(1B);
(ii) drawing not less than 20,000 rupees and
not more than 50,000 rupees for the month
of December 2023, the wage adjustment to
be added in the basic wage or salary of the
part-time employee shall be computed in
accordance with the following formula –
2,925 rupees x N
W
(b) In this paragraph –
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“N” means the number of hours worked

per month by the part-time employee;
“W” means the number of hours worked
per month of a full-time employee.
(1H) An employer shall, in respect of the month of
July 2024 and thereafter –
(a) 
keep, in accordance with section 116 of
the Workers’ Rights Act 2019, a separate
record, in respect of each employee
on his payroll system, of the monthly
wage adjustment payable under these
regulations; and
(b) provide a copy of the record to the
Director-General in accordance with
section 7 of the Social Contribution and
Social Benefits Act 2021.
5. The First Schedule to the principal regulations is amended in
Part II –
(a) 
by revoking paragraph 12 and replacing them by the
following new paragraph –
12. Medical benefits
(1) Every employer shall, except, where he
has taken an adequate medical insurance policy for his
employees, that covers the medical benefits specified in
subparagraph (3) –
(a) 
provide to the employee optical benefits
of not less than 3,500 rupees on the
recommendation of an eye specialist;
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(b) 
renew the spectacles, including frames and
lenses or frames or lenses as and when
they become unserviceable;
(c) 
at his expense, cause every employee to
undergo a complete medical check-up
every 6 months;
(d) 
refer the employee to a medical institution
for appropriate investigation, where in the
course of the medical check-up, a medical
practitioner detects any work-related
health problem which, in his opinion
necessitates further medical examination
and/or treatment.
(2) Every employer shall provide adequate release
time to the employee to attend a medical institution for
medical examination or treatment where the employee
produces documentary evidence in respect of medical
examination or treatment.
(3) In this paragraph –
“medical benefits” means –
(a) optical benefits, including spectacles as
specified in paragraph (1)(a) and (b);
(b) medical examination and treatment as
defined in subparagraph (1)(c) and (d).
(b) by revoking paragraph 13.
6. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations is revoked
and replaced by the Second Schedule set out in the Schedule to these
regulations.
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7. The Media Employees (Remuneration) (Amendment)

Regulations 2024 are revoked.
8. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these regulations shall be deemed
to have come into operation on 1 July 2024.
(2) Regulation 7 shall be deemed to have come into operation
on 13 September 2024.

Made by the Minister on 24 September 2024.

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SCHEDULE
[Regulation 6]
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Regulations 3, 4, 6 and 8]
GROUP A

Category of employee Year of service Monthly

basic wage
(Rs)
Journalist, 1st year 25,925
Secrétaire de Redaction 2nd year 26,425
Caricaturist 3rd year 26,925
Radio Presenter 4th year 27,425
5th year 27,925
6th year 28,425
7th year 28,925
8th year 29,425
9th year 29,925
10th year & thereafter 30,425
Junior Journalist 1st year 20,925
Photographer 2nd year 21,225
Videographer 3rd year 21,525
Audiovisual Editor 4th year 21,825
5th year 22,125
Radio Technician
6th year 22,425
7th year 22,725
8th year 23,025
9th year 23,325
10th year 23,625
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11th year 23,925

12th year 24,225
13th year 24,525
14th year 24,825
15th year & thereafter 25,125
GROUP B
Category of employee Year of service Monthly
basic wage
(Rs)
Documentalist 1st year 20,925
Maquettiste 2nd year 21,175
3rd year 21,425
4th year 21,675
5th year 21,925
6th year 22,175
7th year 22,425
8th year 22,675
9th year 22,925
10th year & thereafter 23,175
Proof Reader 1st year 18,732
2nd year 18,882
3rd year 19,032
4th year 19,182
5th year 19,332
6th year 19,482
7th year 19,632
8th year 19,782
9th year 19,932
10th year & thereafter 20,082
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Clerk 1st year 19,425

Word Processing Operator 2nd year 19,575
3rd year 19,725
4th year 19,875
5th year 20,025
6th year 20,175
7th year 20,325
8th year 20,475
9th year 20,625
10th year & thereafter 20,775
Assistant Documentalist 1st year 18,665
2nd year 18,815
3rd year 18,965
4th year 19,115
5th year 19,275
6th year 19,515
7th year 19,565
8th year 19,715
9th year 19,863
10th year & thereafter 20,013
Receptionist/Telephonist 1st year 18,425
Radio Switchboard Operator 2nd year 18,525
3rd year 18,625
4th year 18,725
5th year 18,825
6th year 18,925
7th year 19,025
8th year 19,125
9th year 19,225
10th year & thereafter 19,325
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Advertisement Clerk 1st year 19,425

Accounts Clerk 2nd year 19,625
Store Clerk 3rd year 19,825
Cashier 4th year 20,025
5th year 20,225
6th year 20,425
7th year 20,625
8th year & thereafter 20,825
Driver 1st year 19,150
2nd year 19,300
3rd year 19,450
4th year 19,600
5th year & thereafter 19,750