C Malematja

The ANC welcomes the announcement of the new National Minimum Wage (NMW) determination from R25,42 to R27,58 for each ordinary hour worked.

The National Minimum Wage determination also includes the vulnerable sectors of farm and domestic workers – who, since 2022, have been aligned with the NMW rates.

The workers on an expanded public works program are entitled to a minimum wage of R15,16 per hour from R13,97. Workers who have concluded learnership agreements contemplated in section 17 of the Skills Development Act, 1998, are entitled to the allowances as determined in the latest government schedule. The schedule of learnerships, sectoral determinations of Contract Cleaning, Wholesale, and Retail sector employees will be published on the department’s website

The National Minimum Wage is the floor level below which no employee should be paid. It came into implementation in 2019 at a minimum of R20 per hour. It is enforced by law, and violations are subject to fines.

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