Wages showdown looming: the government and labour unions are on a collision course over wage and employment conditions. Some ministers want regulations relaxed so more youth can be employed; labour unions strongly disagree.

African Business › Nbr. 2011, January 2011

Author: Nevin, Tom

Position:: South Africa

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Wages showdown looming: the government and labour unions are on a collision course over wage and employment conditions. Some ministers want regulations relaxed so more youth can be employed; labour unions strongly disagree.

The South African government is going toe-to-toe with its tripartite governing partner, the national trade union, Cosatu, over whether labour laws should be relaxed as a way of creating more jobs for, mainly, South Africa's youth.

The Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, wants, amongst other measures, to lower prescribed wages so that companies can afford to take o...

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