“Insufficient”. This is the reaction of union leaders following the announcement of the quantum of salary compensation, which will be applicable from next January. They also deplore the fact that for the second year in a row, the beneficiaries of the Basic Retirement Pension will not be entitled to an adjustment as is usually the case.
The President of the General Workers Federation, Clency Bibi, deplores the fact that the elderly as well as the disabled and widows will not receive this salary compensation. For him, the Minister of Finance has once again missed the mark. He thinks that the elderly are a ‘fixed deposit’!
The president of the State and Other Employees Federation, Radhakhrishna Sadien, also laments that the elderly have been left out once again despite the appeal made by the trade unions.
For Haniff Peerun, President of the Mauritius Labour Congress (MLC), the cost of the housewife’s basket has increased significantly with Covid-19 and people have to spend more money with the use of the Internet, the purchase of masks? He believes that the government must come forward with accompanying measures to cushion the price increase
The President of the Confederation of Public and Private Sector Workers, Reza Chuttoo said he was happy that workers at the bottom of the scale were compensated with a sum of Rs 500. He now expects the government to implement price controls on common commodities.
For the CEO of Business Mauritius, Kevin Ramkaloan, the wage compensation, which costs the private sector Rs 2 billion, is manageable for companies.
