Deadlock over minimum wage

Deadlock over minimum wage By Newsday – February 14, 2020 SALARY talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) have reportedly stalled after parties failed to agree on a minimum wage, with workers threatening to pull out of the negotiations and declare a strike amid indications that there was no immediate solution to the deadlock.   BY BLESSED …

Domestic workers wages set

Domestic workers wages set By Newsday – February 11, 2020 BY BLESSED MHLANGA THE government has set the basic salary of a domestic worker at $168 per month. Through Statutory Instrument 37 of 2020, Public Service minister Paul Mavima, set the minimum wages that gardeners, housekeepers and old age minders can be paid. “With effect of date …

Employers oppose blanket minimum wage . . . Demand sector specific model

Employers oppose blanket minimum wage . . . Demand sector specific model  Chronicle 12/2/2020   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter EMPLOYERS have said they prefer a sector-specific wage review mechanism as opposed to a national minimum wage policy being advocated by social partners under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF). In its submission, the Employers’ Confederation …

Labour minister warned of Law change

Labour minister warned of Law change 7/2/2020 Zimbabwe Independent LABOUR minister Paul Mavima has been warned that the changes made to the Labour Law Amendment Bill draft by the Attorney-General’s Office could have devastating effects on the country if the law is passed in its current form. A raft of proposed wholesale changes was made …