Hourly pay rates should remain, report finds

EMPLOYERS concerned about wage costs for overtime and Sunday work were told that special hourly rates should remain after a report stopped short of recommending immediate pay changes.

A review of special hourly rates for low paid workers did recommend, though, that the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) system should be more flexible and responsive to the needs of sectors.

The independent report also called for collective bargaining among employers and workers as an alternative to relying on the present wage-setting agreements.