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Government urges employers to comply with minimum wage
February 05, 2020 / Edith Chirwa
The government has appealed to employers to comply with the revised minimum wage of K35, 000.16 per month which come into effect from January 1 this year
Secretary for Labour, Skills and Innovations, Esmie Kainja says in a statement that ‘’noncompliance is a violation of the law and attracts penalties.”
Government effected the new minimum wage after consultation with organisations representing employers and employees.
In the 2019/2020 National Budget, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Joseph Mwanamveka said the adjustment of the minimum wage will help protect lowly paid employees and improve their way of living.
Meanwhile, Malawi Congress of Trade Union [MCTU] has expressed shock over the K35, 000 minimum wage saying it is on the lower side considering the current high cost of living.
MCTU Secretary General, Dennis Kalekeni, said considering the cost of living, MCTU proposed to the Ministry that the minimum wage be placed at K40,000 to K45, 000.
Kalekeni said: “The new minimum wage is too much on the lower side such that lowly paid employees are failing to meet basic needs.”
“Unless government raises the minimum wage, a lot of workers particularly those in the lower blanket are going to have economic challenges in the year 2020.”
MCTU also said it is considering putting a proposal to government to introduce different minimum wages for specific industries.
“During our last consultation meeting, we agreed that it is necessary for domestic workers to have their own minimum wage, and similarly with workers in construction, tourism, agriculture and other industries,” he said.
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