On 10 September 2021, the National Minimum Wage Commission (‘the Commission’) published an invitation for written representations by the public, regarding the review of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for 2022, and possible adjustments…
The increase in the national minimum wage, with effect from March 1, is likely to lead to further job losses in the agricultural sector. Agricultural organisations said employers might not be able to absorb these increases, and if they…
Employers who feel they cannot afford to pay their workers the national minimum wage should not simply sit back and pay what they can afford, advises Jetro Malapane, executive committee member of the South African Payroll Association.…
The National Minimum Wage Act came into effect on January 1 2019. While the Department of Labour has issued exemptions to the Act, it reported that it had only received 26 applications for the exemption. By the end of January, one…
