FCEF: Minimum Wage Rate Reality

FCEF: Minimum Wage Rate Reality

Fiji Sun, 24 June 2017 – The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation responds to comments from both the FLP and NFP.

The  Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) had called for caution and restraint when dealing with significant increases in the national minimum wage.

Federation chief executive officer Nesbitt Hazelman said FCEF is concerned that the $4 or $5 minimum wage for unskilled workers that is mooted by politicians would not only raise expectations but impact jobs and employment creation. Read more…