Cesar DargamExecutive Vice President of National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP)stated today that the entity’s proposal is a transversal wage increase, not only the minimum wage, as has been “distorted”.
“Discussion has been twisted. The National Salary Committee it must meet up to every two years and from the year in which the minimum wage rate is set. National Salary Committee set only the minimum salarywe have made an approach of a transversal adjustment, not only the minimum salaryand considering the peculiarities from each sector,” he said. dargam.
He also added that the entity that groups the business sector of the Dominican Republic He has not talked about percentages and that this should be defined by each company.
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“We have not talked about percentage, we have made the reference of accumulated inflation of 10%. But, we leave it to the discretion of what each of the companies can define”, said the executive vice president of CONEP.
Likewise, Cesar Dargam He stated that for the salary increase, several factors must be taken into account, such as inflation, the situation of the workers, among others.
“You have to take into account the workers situationthe purchasing powerthe inflationbut also the company situation They are still in a recovery process,” he said.
It is recalled that last month the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP) suggested employers make a voluntary wage adjustment, a proposal that has been welcomed by various sectorsamong these the union.
