12% not acceptable says Labor

[NewsWhore]

The president of the National Confederation of Unions (CNUS) Rafael Abreu said that the 12% increase in minimum wages proposed by employer representatives is not acceptable, even if this is extended to employees earning up to RD$30,000. The CNUS has requested an across the board increase of 25%. As reported in Listin Diario, yesterday the director of the National Committee of Salaries, Gloria Henriquez said that the Labor Code restricts what the government can do to intervene in the impasse over the wage increase. She said the code only orders that the government convene the parties for negotiations for a new wage increase every two years. Labor legislation also only covers increases in minimum wage.

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