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10. Labour laws10.1 Foreign workersWork permits under the Employment Act and residence permits under the ImmigrationAct are required for foreign employees, including the investor himself/herself. Though thenumber of foreign workers is not likely to be large, an organisation diagram and jobdescriptions for the positions to be filled will need to accompany the request for workpermits, to be sent to the Commissioner of Labour. The application forms contain achecklist of information required, including a description of the special skills that make itnecessary to employ foreign workers, and the biodata of persons for whom permits arebeing sought. Evidence of training programs or other ways to be used to build up localcapacity to replace foreign workers is required. Permits are issued for periods up to twoyears for fees of SBD150-SBD1100.10.2 Wage structure and legal minimum wageWages in formal jobs in rural areas range from $30-50 per day for semi-skilled to $100-$150 per day for skilled workers. The recently revised legal minimum wage in agriculture,which includes mariculture is $3.80 per hour or about $30 per day.An oyster farm could expect to recruit all its unskilled and semi-skilled workers locallyand not be involved in transporting them to and from annual leave. Workers housed onsite would receive free basic housing, water sanitation and lighting. Supervisory andjunior management pay in rural-based formal employment is in the range $30,000-$100,000 a year, plus free housing, water and electricity.Workers in formal employment will be required to pay income tax (mentioned earlier) andcontribute to the national provident (superannuation) fund, NPF, to which employeescontribute 5% and employers 7.5% of pay. This is deducted from pay and the totalremitted quarterly to NPF.11. Provincial government business licensingLicensing of businesses is one of the functions devolved to provincial governments. Theirchronically weak financial condition has from time to time led provincial governments toimpose unrealistically heavy licence fees (claimable as a pre-payment of business incometax but a heavy imposition on businesses—other than natural forest logging—not yet atthe stage of making taxable profits). These moves have triggered protests to national andprovincial governments by non-logging business operators and the subsequent reductionof the proposed fees. There is now a move within the national government to relieveprovincial governments of this function and to compensate them for loss of businesslicence revenue through the national-provincial grant system.19
12. Environmental impact assessmentThe Environment Act, 1998, requires that any development—defined (despite a printingerror in the relevant schedule) in a way that clearly includes the farming of oysters andassociated land-based activities—should be the subject of an application for developmentconsent under the Act. In considering the application the Director of Environment mayrequire the preparation of a public environmental report or an environmental impactassessment, which would be published. After periods for public reaction to such report orassessment have elapsed the Director may issue the development consent with or withoutconditions, or may refuse consent.Given the need for environmental care in the rearing of oysters and the relatively smallscale of the shoreside installations required, it is unlikely that environmental objectionswould arise in this case. Nevertheless an investor should be seen to comply with therequirements of the Environment Act. The administrative and technical arrangements forimplementation of the law are still untested, and a potential investor will need to take carethat the legal provisions intended to protect the environment are understood and applied inthe project.13. Contacts on investment matters1. Foreign Investment: Director, Investment Division, Derek Aihari, tel.228562. Taxation: Inland Revenue Exemptions Committee, Joseph Dokekana, tel. 225563. SI Chamber of Commerce and Industry: CEO Daniel Tuhanuku, tel.395424. Fisheries: Chief Aquaculture Officer Simeon Alekera, tel.305645. Lands Division: Commissioner of Lands, Joseph Pinita, tel. 239896. Labour: Deputy Commissioner of Labour, David Kaumae, 268117. Environment: Director of Environment, Fred Peter Siho, tel. 230318. Legal services: Primo Afeau, tel. 25600; Andrew Radclyffe, tel. 240959. Chartered accountants: Morris and Sojnocki, tel. 21851; Misi and Associates, tel.3037210. Banks: ANZ tel. 21111; Bank South Pacific tel. 21874; Westpac tel.21222See 2008 Telephone Directory Yellow Pages and 2008 Solomon Islands Trade Directoryfor more accounting, legal, professional and technical services.20
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