Minimum Wage Bill passed into law
The Bill provides that the Gender, Labour and Social Development minister will appoint a minimum wage board to fix a minimum wage. STOCK PHOTO
What you need to know:
- The Bill passed by Parliament will, however, become law after the President has assented to it. Should the President, who has previously complained that such a law in place would scare away investors, refuse to sign it, the Bill will revert to Parliament for further scrutiny.
Kampala. Parliament last evening passed the Minimum Wage Bill, 2015.
The private members’ Bill passed by Parliament seeks to provide for the determination of a minimum wage based on the different sectors of the economy.
The Bill was championed by Arinaitwe Rwakajara and other workers leaders.
Mr Wilson Usher Owere, the chairperson of National Organisation of Trade Unions, yesterday praised Parliament for passing the Bill and urged the President to sign it into law. When the Bill came for second and third reading, many legislators warmly received the and they marketed it as a panacea to exploitation of vulnerable workers.
The Bill provides that the Gender, Labour and Social Development minister will appoint a minimum wage board to fix a minimum wage.
The Bill passed by Parliament will, however, become law after the President has assented to it. Should the President, who has previously complained that such a law in place would scare away investors, refuse to sign it, the Bill will revert to Parliament for further scrutiny.
