Stakeholders are warning that government's proposed increase to the minimum wage could see unemployment worsen
JOHANNESBURG - Government's proposed increase to the minimum wage could see already-skyrocketing unemployment worsen.The association says while many employees need more money, some employers might not be able to afford it.READ:"If you're talking about 8 percent, it's just a little bit more than the current inflation rate," said the association's Gerhard Papenfus.
"We're sitting with a huge unemployment rate and the question is always how do you satisfy the demands of those being paid on this level."
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