For her, Labour Day is a pain because she usually has to raise her workers’ (house help and tailors) salary. If (President) Uhuru raises the minimum wage this year, I’ll have to look for an extra Sh1,000-2,000 to pay my house help and tailors. I have three tailors plus my house help, so we’re talking of about Sh8,000 extra per month." "It makes me ask myself: 'Do I really need my house help to come to work every day? I’m also wondering if I can get two tailors to do the work and fire one."

Source: The Star May 01, 2019 03:02 UTC