Minimum wages notice rejected
December 22, 2020
KARACHI: The Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) has completely rejected the arbitrary and unwarranted minimum wages notification issued by the Sindh government in which it has mandated a 20 percent increase in the minimum wages, a statement said on Monday.
Expressing astonishment and dismay over the dictatorial policies of the Sindh government, EFP President Ismail Suttar and Vice President Zaki Ahmed Khan said in these difficult times of the pandemic where it has been an arduous task to continue with the employment of existing workers, such actions can rightly be termed as anti-industry, it added.
The EFP office-bearers also said a straight away substantial increase of 20 percent will lead to the unemployment of unskilled workers because employers would lay-off workers usually employed as additional workers and peons, messengers, etc.
Sindh proposes 20% wage increase
Proposal to raise minimum wage evokes mixed reaction
KARACHI:
The minimum wages board of the government of Sindh has proposed a 20% increase in the minimum wage.
“After detailed deliberations, the board unanimously approved recommendation of 20% increase in the minimum wage of all categories of workers in respect of 42 industries,” said minutes of a meeting of the minimum wages board held earlier this month.
The board made the decision keeping in view the high inflation rate, hike in prices of basic commodities, rise in pay of government employees in the budget for 2020-21 and the capacity of employers to pay wages.
EFP seeks to save stationery sector
Business
December 13, 2020
KARACHI: Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) President Ismail Suttar has recommended Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood to look into the near-extinct state of the stationary industry due to the prolonged closure of schools and other educational institutions due to Covid, a statement said on Saturday.
Ahsan Ullah Khan, director of EFP and a senior industrialist, who has been manufacturing ball-pens, gel pens, markers, fiber-tip pens, pointers and pencils for use in educational institutes, says the situation is very desperate.
The business is at a standstill, and no revenue is being generated to manage wages, any more.