SOCIAL partners within the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on Saturday agreed to jointly appoint a panel of experts to report on a proposed threshold for the minimum wage, Nedlac said on Sunday.
With business and labour having moved closer on the proposed age, agreement was reached to have the team report back within 70 days of the panel having been constituted.
According to a statement by Nedlac management, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa — who is heading the broader discussion — had taken "a lot of encouragement out of this process", expressing confidence that an appropriate level and process would be agreed on soon.
Nedlac principals have been discussing a threshold for a national minimum wage since August 2015.
In May, the labour constituency threatened mass action should talks not register progress, although other Nedlac constituents denied talk of a deadlock.
Business had previously mooted a figure of about R1,800, while the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) — citing international practice and benchmarks — proposed a figure of between R4,100 and R5,200.
The process around the national minimum wage is one of two headed by Ramaphosa.
Nedlac constituents, largely business and labour, are also expected to develop a broad framework on labour stability, which may, for instance, contain agreements on use of strike ballots.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS
SOCIAL partners within the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on Saturday agreed to jointly appoint a panel of experts to report on a proposed threshold for the minimum wage, Nedlac said on Sunday.
With business and labour having moved closer on the proposed age, agreement was reached to have the team report back within 70 days of the panel having been constituted.
According to a statement by Nedlac management, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa — who is heading the broader discussion — had taken "a lot of encouragement out of this process", expressing confidence that an appropriate level and process would be agreed on soon.
Nedlac principals have been discussing a threshold for a national minimum wage since August 2015.
In May, the labour constituency threatened mass action should talks not register progress, although other Nedlac constituents denied talk of a deadlock.
Business had previously mooted a figure of about R1,800, while the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) — citing international practice and benchmarks — proposed a figure of between R4,100 and R5,200.
The process around the national minimum wage is one of two headed by Ramaphosa.
Nedlac constituents, largely business and labour, are also expected to develop a broad framework on labour stability, which may, for instance, contain agreements on use of strike ballots.
