minimum wage
State Commissioners recommend minimum wage for private sector
Egypt
February 4, 2015
State Commissioners recommend minimum wage for private sector
The State Commissioners recommended that the Administrative Court oblige the National Council for Wages to set a minimum wage for…
Maximum wage to be applied by end of July
Business
July 11, 2014
Maximum wage to be applied by end of July
The maximum wage, set at LE42,000 per month, is scheduled to come into effect by the end of July. The law…
Labor Union Member: Minimum wage an illusion
Business
June 25, 2014
Labor Union Member: Minimum wage an illusion
Kamal Abbas, member of the Labor Union and the National Council for Human Rights, said workers found out that the…
Minimum wage for private sector to be discussed next week
Egypt
January 20, 2014
Minimum wage for private sector to be discussed next week
The National Council for Wages is meeting next week to discuss the application of a minimum wage of LE1200 per…
Finance Ministry starts procedures to apply minimum wage increase in January
Egypt
October 29, 2013
Finance Ministry starts procedures to apply minimum wage increase in January
The Finance Ministry has begun procedures implementing the minimum wage increase. The ministry will draft a statement in accordance with…
Private sector rejects minimum wage
Egypt
September 29, 2013
Private sector rejects minimum wage
Wagdi al-Kerdany, member of the National Council for Wages, said that the private sector has rejected the minimum wage. “Workers…
Independent trade union federation rejects minimum wage, threatens ‘third revolution’
Egypt
September 24, 2013
Independent trade union federation rejects minimum wage, threatens ‘third revolution’
The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU) has rejected a recently proposed minimum wage limit by the government, claiming…
Finance minister: Minimum wage rate could have unintended consequences
Business
September 21, 2013
Finance minister: Minimum wage rate could have unintended consequences
The new minimum wage increase announced by the Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy would require raising taxes and could cause unintended consequences to…
Businessmen organizations frown upon minimum wage decision
Business
September 20, 2013
Businessmen organizations frown upon minimum wage decision
Businessmen organizations said that the decision to implement the minimum wage came as a surprise and that the current economic…
PM sets new minimum wage for governmentt employees at LE1200
Business
September 18, 2013
PM sets new minimum wage for governmentt employees at LE1200
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy said that the government has decided to set the minimum wage for government sector workers at…