The year 2019 has started off on some shaky ground with a lot of economic uncertainty across various sectors including the labour market; and it also saw the introduction of the minimum wage which has companies and labour unions in constant debate on affordability and fairness of the set amount as gazetted into law by the government. To unpack some of these matters as we kick off the new year CNBC Africa is joined by Tony Healy of Tony Healy & Associates Labour Consultants.