Business Report writes that, following concessions by parties at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), South Africa’s national minimum wage level will be determined within the next three months.  

A meeting between social partners and the Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, resolved to establish a panel of experts to “review, assess the impact and advise on the most feasible level”.  The decision follows a strike threat by labour and community constituencies if talks on the national minimum wage continued at a snail’s pace.  The groupings had complained that business was intransigent, while government failed to lead the process which was meant to be concluded this year.  The meeting also discussed the progress made by the labour relations technical task team set to look into issues such as collective bargaining and industrial action.  The team comprising of representatives of the Nedlac social partners has to come up with “interventions to improve stability in the labour market.”

• Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana in full at Business Report
• See too, Nedlac partners ask experts to report on proposed minimum wage, at BDLive

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