Since 2019, South Africa has had a National Minimum Wage, which sets the floor for all wages and salaries in the country. But for many workers, actual wages paid depend on the outcome of negotiations with employers.
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage is set every year by the Minister of Labour [more…]
Quick explainer: How wages are setFefaTech2025-05-14T10:35:26+02:00
When employees are dismissed or abscond following suspected theft or misappropriation of funds, ex-employers often attempt to recover the lost funds from the ex-employee’s pension benefits. In such cases, time is of the essence, as ex-employees may try to withdraw their pension benefits quickly. To have a chance of recovering the lost monies, an ex-employer [more…]
Can businesses recover stolen money from ex-employee pension funds?FefaTech2024-11-07T07:55:26+02:00
There are now more people receiving social grants in SA than there are people with jobs.
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget highlighted the predicament government finds itself in: there are 17.6 million people receiving grants, against the 16.2 million people with jobs in the country.
In 2001 there were 12.5 million people employed and just 4 million [more…]
More people on welfare than have jobs in SAs26superu2018-03-06T11:53:49+02:00
