Employers rule out wage increase

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Business Daily | by Bonface Otieno


Workers are likely to miss out on a pay raise for the fourth year in a row after talks between trade unions, Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), and the Labour Ministry through the Wages Council collapsed, a top official has said.

FKE executive director Jacqueline Mugo said employers will not increase the minimum wage on May 1, citing depressed earnings due to hard economic times, including high cost of operation, for most firms…

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