Pretoria – The panel of advisors appointed by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to advise on the national minimum wage is expected to convene in two weeks to consider responses from Nedlac constituencies.
Deputy President Ramaphosa released an expert-panel report on Sunday recommending the minimum wage to be set at R3 500 per month or R20 per hour.
Spokesperson in the office of the Deputy President, Ronnie Mamoepa, on Monday told SAnews that following the release of the report, committee members have taken the report to their National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) constituencies for further discussion.
“The report is a proposal from the panel and is still going to be discussed by the members,” Mamoepa said.
In his State of the Nation Address on 17 June 2014, President Jacob Zuma called on Nedlac social partners -- under the leadership of Deputy President Ramaphosa -- to address low wages, wage inequalities, the national minimum wage and violent and protracted strikes.
The Deputy President, in his capacity as chairperson of the committee of principals of Nedlac, appointed a seven-person panel to advise on an appropriate level at which the national minimum wage can be set.
Releasing the report on Sunday, Deputy President Ramaphosa said the proposed figure is still to be discussed by stakeholders before a final amount is decided on.
The report was released during Nedlac's committee of principals (COP) meeting comprising leaders of labour, business, government and communities, and members of the advisory panel chaired by Professor Imraan Valodia of the University of the Witwatersrand. – SAnews.gov.za
