Table 25: Financial support from Government Individual deriving the following earnings in a month Allowance Less or equal to Rs 5000 Rs 1000 Between Rs 5001 and Rs 7000 Rs 800 Between Rs 7001 and Rs 9000 Rs 500 Between Rs 9001 and Rs 9750 Rs 250 Between Rs 9751 and Rs 9900 Rs 100 Source: Mauritius Revenue Authority 137. It is to be noted that National Wage Consultative Council carried out an impact assessment on the introduction of the national minimum wage in 2018. The assessment revealed that the introduction of the NMW has moved a number of households out of relative poverty. According to the survey, for period July 2017 to August 2018, some 81,000 workers have benefitted from the NMW, the Special Allowance and the NIT. Moreover, the measure has had a positive impact on female employment which has increased from 165,144 to 174,851 (that is an increase of 9,707). The analysis of data shows an improvement of adherence to the National Pension Fund Act as indicated by the increase in the number of contributors to the National Pension Fund from 290,368 in December 2017 to 313,778 in June 2018. Thus, the introduction of the national minimum wage may have led to movement from informal employment to formal employment. EQUAL PAY E QUAL SALARY 138. Section 4 of the Employment Rights Act 2008, (ERiA) provides necessary safeguards and protection regarding labour rights, indistinctively and indiscriminately to all workers as well as to ensure the application of the principle of equality between men and women including persons with disabilities. 139. Section 4 of the ERiA reads as follows – No worker shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by his employer in his employment or occupation. No person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by a prospective employer in respect of access to employment or occupation. 140. The new Section 5 of the Workers’ Rights Act 2019 once promulgated will provide for same. 85