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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-01-26 01:38:49 +02:00 | Maria | Yes I do | Inflation and the cost of living, | |
2025-01-26 00:41:43 +02:00 | Margaret | No I do not | The operation of small, medium or micro-enterprises | Increasing the minimum wage adversely affects the potential for job creation. |
2025-01-25 21:06:16 +02:00 | Jenny | Yes I do | Inflation and the cost of living, | |
2025-01-25 14:34:27 +02:00 | ida | No I do not | The proposal as a whole | instead of increasing the minimum wage and making employment unaffordable, they should concentrate on job creation and growing the economy. The more people are unemployed, the more it costs the government in grants. I can no longer afford help on a full time basis, am only employing part time staff |
2025-01-25 12:21:40 +02:00 | Edwrd | No I do not | The operation of small, medium or micro-enterprises | It seems to me that the concept of a national minimum wage is good in theory, but negative in practice. It will be likely to have a great negative impact on the development of small enterprises, which is where the potential for economic growth is greatest. This will only stimulate the growth of the informal sector, where people struggle for survival, and pay no taxes. I addition, the measurement of inflation using the consumer price index is open to dispute in relation to the higher costs faced by ordinary people. This is rather an indication of the continued devaluation of the currency. Listen to the speech by Millei at Davos. |
2025-01-25 10:17:10 +02:00 | Karryn | Yes I do | The reduction of wage differentials and income inequality | |
2025-01-25 09:05:30 +02:00 | Colleen | Yes I do | Inflation and the cost of living, | |
2025-01-25 07:59:55 +02:00 | Angela | No I do not | Inflation and the cost of living, | |
2025-01-25 07:57:57 +02:00 | Ricus | No I do not | The operation of small, medium or micro-enterprises | Considering the current economic challenges, it is vital to prioritise support for businesses and the preservation of jobs. Raising the minimum wage in these circumstances have negative consequences, as past experience has shown. |
2025-01-25 06:22:10 +02:00 | Wilhelm | No I do not | The proposal as a whole | People should only be paid for what they are worth! The low education level in South Africa makes South Africans not worthy of being employed, never mind paying them a minimum wage! Government - it is entirely the ANC's fault! |
2025-01-25 06:20:11 +02:00 | Raymond | Not fully | The reduction of wage differentials and income inequality | |
2025-01-24 22:59:29 +02:00 | Lee | Not fully | Inflation and the cost of living, | |
2025-01-24 22:10:40 +02:00 | Lindiwe | Yes I do | The reduction of wage differentials and income inequality | |
2025-01-24 21:01:01 +02:00 | Nontinam Gloria | Not fully | Inflation and the cost of living, | Inflation, there are things we can't run away from ( eg) basic needs are increasing every day, if you are working outside you have tobsepwnd on transport of which is affected by increase of fuel, transport for our Children, support of family as a whole, scarcity of employment for o Young People. Are children are solely depending on us, they can't get employment. I suggest the MEC's, Ministers, Councillor allowance be decreased so that we get an increment of at leat 9%. |
2025-01-24 17:58:19 +02:00 | Shaun | No I do not | Other | While I would broadly agree with the concerning impact wages have on our high unemployment levels which I am sure has already been covered at length by other contributors the main concern I would like to raise is the potential loss of future investment into South Africa. This is difficult to quantify which makes it difficult to work into the models that support the NMW increase. The adjustment of the NMW distorts the price mechanism and makes future planning difficult for any investors that would rely on South African labour in their operations. We are also pricing people out of work that they would gladly take, this concentrates the benefits on those that are already employed - the consequences are far-reaching and can't be accounted for in models. This feels like a mistake. I would urge us not to make this increase, but if we ultimately do, then please start working on ways to mitigate the risk for investors. |