A MUST READ (Part 19): Why the so-called "consolidated main agreement" should not be extended to non-parties - 90% of employers in the Steel Industry.

Dear Steel Industry employer

What follows is another letter by a Steel Industry employer to the Minister of Employment and Labour.

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Letter by employer: 

As a small business owner, trying to survive in an incredibly competitive market and high overheads, due to electricity, rent, transport etc, paying the wages according to the SEIFSA/NUMSA agreement will be crippling to our business.
 
Each and every employer should be able to decide the wage level of its staff,  based on its own operational needs.

We are opposed to the self-proclaimed right of Big Business, situated in economic hubs, who tries to force their wage bills on small businesses.
 
There is a hypocrisy in employers who choose to sign this SEIFSA/NUMSA wage deal, then immediately apply for exemption from it, but by signing it they are forcing it on to others who also can not afford it. 
 
Allowing employers to pay salaries that they choose and that they can afford will increase business in this country, creating more jobs and allowing employees in turn to move around between employers more freely, and accept salaries they feel comfortable with as their experience grows.

By forcing unrealistically high salary bills onto employers, all it is creating is even more company closures and job-losses in a country who is already drowning in unemployment.