The government, business and labour leaders are inching closer to realising a national minimum wage but union federation Cosatu has threatened to derail the matter if it finds the process unsatisfactory. On Thursday, Cosatu said that it was determined to "defend and take forward the COP [committee of principals] mandate that the national minimum wage be implemented from December 2016". The trade federation said it was concerned about delays in finalising the process after learning that an advisory panel, appointed to provide recommendations, had not finished its report. The seven-member panel, which Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed in August, is due to report back at a meeting on Saturday. But Cosatu said it had learned that only a progress report would be provided. The feedback will be presented to Nedlac’s committee of principals — a high-level body chaired by Ramaphosa and comprising several government ministers, business and labour leaders. It is understood that a draf...
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