LETTER: Fair wage is necessary but do not mandate minimum pay
More people would be employed in SA if our labour laws were not so draconian
I read with interest Robert Stone's comment on reducing the minimum wage and allowing companies to dismiss people without having to refer the issue to a third party (“Reforms that will help the economy (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2021-02-26-letter-reforms-that-will-help-the-economy/),” February 26).
In my opinion, more people would be employed in SA if our labour laws were not so draconian. I have ties with a US organisation and they will terminate the employment of a person without having to give warnings, coaching to improve performance or having to worry about people appealing to a body like the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and taking up an inordinate amount of management time...
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