Labor Minister Jose Ramon Fadul will take his time deciding on the validity of the National Salaries Commission resolution that recommends a wage increase for those earning above the legal minimum levels. Fadul, who is in Switzerland attending International Labor Organization meetings, said he would return to the DR on Thursday. While there is a 15-day period allotted in which a CNS resolution may be rejected, Fadul said there is no time limit set for the decision of the Ministry of Labor. The resolution establishes a 30% increase to the minimum wage and a 25% increase in wages for all workers earning up to RD$20,000 a month. The new scale was to have become effective 15 November, but its implementation has been put on hold until a decision is made by the minister.