The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) has no legislative powers (Nedlac parties agree on hourly minimum wage, February 7). The minimum wage of R20 per hour is a recommendation from the social partners — big business, big labour and government — and still has a long path to travel. It will be sent through to Parliament, which will ask the portfolio committee on labour to debate the issue and make recommendations. The committee will start the process of consultation with the public and ask for input from civil society. There will also be input from the various trade unions, including the independent unions. More importantly, there will be input from small business and, in particular, the various chambers of commerce, which might think very differently from the representatives of large business at Nedlac. All of these submissions will be taken into account when the committee deliberates on Nedlac’s recommendation, which could take many months. Only when that pro...
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