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The 4,2% increase applies to all workers, with some exceptions.
NATIONAL NEWS – The new minimum wage for an ordinary hour’s work is R28,79 – effective from 1 March. This is an increase of R1,21 per hour.
The announcement was made by Minister of the Department of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth, following the department’s annual review.
Application
The national minimum wage (NMW) is the minimum amount of pay that an employer is legally required to remunerate employees for work done.
No employee should be paid below the NMW and violations of the act are subject to fines.
The 4,2% increase applies to all workers, with some exceptions.
Exceptions
It is important to note that workers employed on the Expanded Public Works Programme are entitled to a minimum wage of R15,83, increased from R15,16 per hour.
Those who have concluded learnership agreements (as contemplated in section 17 of the Skills Development Act, 1998) are entitled to the allowances as determined in the latest Government Gazette schedule.
These will be published on the department’s website, www.labour.gov.za.
Comprehensive tables explaining the adjustments in the Sectoral Determination for areas and rates, work categories for Contract Cleaning Sector, plus those of the Wholesale and Retail Sector, are also made available on the departmental website.
The NMW Act applies to all workers and their employers, except members of the South African National Defence Force, the National Intelligence Agency and the South African Secret Service.
The NMW does not apply to a volunteer, who performs work for another person and does not receive, and is not entitled to receive, any remuneration for his or her service.
The amount does not include payment of allowances (such as transport, tools, food or accommodation) in kind (by providing board or lodging), tips, bonuses and gifts, among others. Full Details
