Minimum wage 'will boost GDP'

03 February 2016 - 02:54
By Penwell Dlamini

The benefits that South Africa will reap in adopting a minimum wage far outweigh the negative impact that the policy could have on the labour sector and the economy. This was the overwhelming view of experts at a symposium hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand to discuss the pros and cons of a national minimum wage in South Africa.

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