Mass action to revive Nedlac national minimum wage talks
- Published on 27 May 2016
- HR Pulse News Desk
Unions are gearing up for mass action after national minimum wage talks at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) effectively collapsed.
The discussions taking place have deadlocked, with labour complaining that business is too reluctant and the government is not doing its bit to steer the process. Talks on the subject, which started a year-and-a-half ago, have been slow and fraught. Neil Coleman, the labour spokesman for the wage inequality task team at Nedlac, said on Wednesday that union federations, including Cosatu, were discussing taking to the streets to re-ignite the talks and force business to come to the party.
Coleman accused business of being reluctant to commit to a figure for a national minimum wage, forcing the deadlock. This week, Cosatu discussed the issue at its central executive committee meeting and will make its position known on Thursday at a media briefing.
Source: SA Labour News
