SA’s legions of jobless people will be able to opt out of provisions such as the national minimum wage if the DA forms the next government after the 2019 general election. This was among resolutions taken at the party’s national congress, which was held in Tshwane at the weekend. After hot debate, delegates passed the proposal to amend national minimum wage legislation to include a job-seekers exemption certificate (JSEC), which would enable workers to opt out of the minimum wage. The National Minimum Wage Bill stalled in March, delaying implementation of the national minimum wage. The bill was expected to be passed before May 1. If the bill is passed and implemented, it would result in workers receiving basic minimum pay of R20 an hour. First priority DA leader Mmusi Maimane said in his closing address at the congress that the party had resolved that "getting South Africans into jobs will be the first priority of our economic policy, and our singular obsession in government. This i...
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