ANA reports that, following the announcement of a proposed national minimum wage (NMW), McDonald’s SA on Monday said it was committed to paying fair and just wages to all its employees as stipulated by law.  

This came after social media users criticised Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa following his announcement that a Nedlac advisory panel had proposed a NMW of R20 an hour, or about R3,500 a month.  Under a 2011 agreement, Ramaphosa’s Shanduka company owned all McDonald’s assets in SA.  But Ramaphosa announced that he was divesting from Shanduka to avoid any possibility of conflict of interest after he accepted the deputy presidentship in 2014.  With over 200 restaurants across SA, McDonald’s employs more than 10,000 people.  The company’s Jo-Ann de Wet could not provide figures for the least paid workers at McDonald’s.

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