Tag: determination
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Increase to National Minimum Wage – March 2024
On the 2nd of February 2024, the Minister for Labour and Employment (Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi) announced an increase to the National Minimum Wage as well as the Minimum Wage for the Contract Cleaning Sector in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (as amended from 1 March 2024). This increase will take effect on…
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Increase to National Minimum Wage – March 2023
On the 21st of February 2023, the Minister for Labour and Employment (Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi) announced an increase to the National Minimum Wage as well as the Minimum Wage for the Contract Cleaning Sector in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018. This increase will take effect on the 1st of March 2023. As…
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Increase to National Minimum Wage – March 2022
On the 7th of February 2022, the Minister for Labour and Employment (Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi) announced an increase to the National Minimum Wage as well as the Minimum Wage for the Contract Cleaning Sector in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018. This increase will take effect on the 1st of March 2022 (Despite…
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Increase to National Minimum Wage – March 2021
On the 8th of February 2021, the Minister for Labour and Employment (Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi) announced an increase to the National Minimum Wage as well as the Minimum Wage for the Contract Cleaning Sector. This increase will take effect on the 1st of March 2021. As per Government Notice No. 76 in Government Gazette No.…
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Increase to National Minimum Wage – March 2020
UPDATED!!!! On the 18th of February 2020, the Minister for Labour and Employment (Thulas Nxesi) announced an increase to the National Minimum Wage which was first implemented on the 1st of January 2019. The increase of 3.8% will take effect on the 1st of March 2020. As per Government Notice No. R. 175 in Gazette…
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Summary of Amendments to Labour Legislation
Following the president signing the much anticipated amendments to South African Labour Legislation into law on the 23rd of November 2018, these amendments were gazetted on the 27th of November 2018 and we herewith provide a brief summary of the biggest changes that take effect from the 1st of January 2019: Basic Conditions of Employment…
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Minimum Wages for the Wholesale and Retail Sector – 2018
From the 1st of February 2018, the minimum wages for the Wholesale and Retail sector will be increased. This annual increase is valid for twelve (12) months until the 28th of February 2019 in stark contrast to the increases tabled for the Domestic Workers and Contract Cleaning Sectors earlier this year. It stands to be seen how this extended…
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Contract Cleaning Sector Minimum Wages 2018
From the 1st of January 2018, the minimum wages for workers in the Contract Cleaning Sector will be increased, this increase is only valid until the 30th of November 2018, likely in order to allow the Minimum Wage Act to replace the wage table. Additionally it must be noted that Area B will receive two…
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Domestic Worker Minimum Wages 2018
From the 1st of January 2018, the minimum wages for a domestic worker will be increased, this increase is only valid until the 30th of November 2018, likely in order to allow the Minimum Wage Act to replace the wage table. Who is covered by the Sectoral Determination for Domestic Workers? Housekeepers Gardeners Nannies Domestic…
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Employment Posters
I am regularly asked which posters must be displayed at the workplace of businesses. Regardless of what your local stationer may say, there are only two (2) summary posters which you are required to display at the workplace for most businesses, however, as with all aspects of South African labour legislation, it is not merely…