The New Age reports that according to the labour constituency at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), things are edging closer towards the realisation of a national minimum wage (NMW).  

Nedlac’s Committee of Principals (COP) met at the weekend to iron out differences regarding the NMW.  It emerged that the advisory panel tasked with determining an appropriate level at which to set the NMW would give a report on its work within the next two weeks.  Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) general secretary Dennis George indicated:  "We'll hear a progress report within two weeks on the motivation and argument for the wage.  The matter is quite important."  He added that agreeing to a level at which the wage must be set would not be an easy undertaking.

• Read this report by Bonolo Selebano in full on page 4 of The New Age of 24 October 2016
• Read an extended summary of the report at SA Labour News

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