Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Security, Ronald Chitotela, has assured investors and other employers that government will protect them and their investments provided they adhere to the revised minimum wage conditions.
Mr Chitotela encouraged employers to formulate interaction between them and employees so as to create a good working environment and be able to trade freely in Zambia.
Mr Chitotela observed that the issue of the revised minimum wagehas created bad working relationships between employers and employees as a result of both parties not understanding what is expected of them.
He stated that employers must treat their workers as equal partners, equal human beings and not as slaves.
He appealed to employers to share government’s way forward on this issue and assured them that if they mistreat any Zambian worker, they mistreat government and hence, they will be visited by the law.
And acting Labour Commissioner, Venus Seti, stated that if some organizations had already been paying acceptable wages at the time the revised minimum wage was being implemented, the company needs to increase by only K50,000.
Mr Seti said employers must define the job titles and conditions clearly such as fixed and or hourly rates pay should be explained to avoid generating conflicts between their employees and themselves.
He has since urged employers not to pay less than what is tabulated in the law and adding that revised minimum wage is just a benchmark that each and every employer must regard.
ZANIS
except if they invest in Zamtel, Railways, ZANACo etc…
On one hand you are saying investments you flimsly were curruptly conducted will be surrendered to the state and on the other hand you are making assurances to the very investors you threaten including their diplomats. WTF do you clowns smoke?