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<\/a> LEGISLATION WATCH- A minimum wage won\u2019t be introduced to the private sector <\/strong>anytime soon thanks to covid-19<\/strong>, Al Watan<\/a> reports, citing an unnamed source from the National Wages Council. The economic fallout from the pandemic makes a legally binding pay rise unfeasible given the losses suffered by factories earlier this year, said the source.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND: <\/strong>The council had met in 2019 to discuss implementing a minimum wage for the more than 24 mn individuals employed in the private sector, and Deputy Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Kamal said last May<\/a> that the ministry would look to implement a minimum salary of EGP 2k per month, or of EGP 12 per hour, for workers in the private sector<\/strong> after the crisis abates. The national minimum wage for public sector workers had been increased from EGP 1.2k to EGP 2k<\/a> at the start of FY2019-2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEGISLATION WATCH- A minimum wage won\u2019t be introduced to the private sector anytime soon thanks to covid-19, Al Watan reports, citing an unnamed source from the National Wages Council. The economic fallout from the pandemic makes a legally binding pay rise unfeasible given the losses suffered by factories earlier this year, said the source. 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