From 1 May 2026, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) increases to R269,600.90 per year (or R22,466.74 per month).
For employers, this is more than just an updated figure — it directly determines which employees automatically qualify [more…]
The Department of Employment and Labour has published the Labour Law Amendment Bill, 2025 for public comment, proposing significant updates to South Africa’s employment law framework.
The proposed amendments affect several important statutes, including the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Employment Equity Act (EEA), the [more…]
R30,23 per hour
The minimum wage of R28,79 per hour will increase to R30,23 per hour (an increase of 5%). The new minimum wage sets a new baseline across all [more…]
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.
The National Minimum Wage is set every year by the Minister of Labour [more…]
South African employers who are considering changing work hours to avoid the National Minimum Wage hike could find themselves in hot water, as the Department of Labour has vowed to clamp down on non-compliance in 2025.
The department is determined to increase its number of labour inspectors from 2,000 to 20,000, following a rise in labour [more…]
The minimum wage of R27,58 per hour will increase to R28,79 per hour (an increase of approximately 4,4%). The new minimum wage sets a new baseline across [more…]
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a new National Minimum Wage (NMW) determination from R25,42 to R27,58 for each ordinary hour worked.
The new national minimum wage will come into effect from 1 March 2024.
The National Minimum Wage determination also includes the vulnerable sectors of farm workers and the domestic workers – whom since [more…]
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi told reporters in Parliament on Wednesday that the employment market had taken well to the National Minimum Wage since it was signed into law, with only 7% of employers in the country not complying.
Nxesi was speaking ahead of his first Budget Vote as Employment and Labour Minister. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the [more…]
The Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) will meet with the Chinese business community in the North West – on the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act ([more…]
In March the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has requested that the Department of Labour (DOL) investigate the growing practice of deliberate circumvention of labour laws amongst employers.
The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMW Act) provides generally that no worker should earn below R20 minimum wage per hour – with a [more…]
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With the arrival of 2019, we saw the National Minimum Wage Act No. 9 of 2018 (“NMWA”) come into effect, which has not pleased those who are most affected by it.
The NMWA states that the national minimum wage for each ordinary hour worked is R20. There are, however, [more…]
Cofesa Labour Law Specialists·Thursday, December 6, 2018
Provided by: Eversheds Sutherland | By: Pascale De Froberville
After much anticipation, President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Minimum Wage Bill and the Labour Laws Amendment Bill into law.
These laws will bring about some major changes in South African labour law and will have significant consequences for [more…]
The Bargaining Forum in the Contract Cleaning Sector has proposed revised wages ahead of the review of the current sectoral determination.
The Department of Labour had in the past two weeks started a high-level series of national public hearings on the Contract Cleaning sector. The purpose of the nationwide public hearings was to consult interested parties [more…]
The Department of Labour says the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill and Regulations is proposing the establishment of sectoral targets to enable employers to transform workplaces.
Department of Labour Deputy Director of the Employment Equity (EE) Directorate, Masilo Lefika, said the EE amendments and Regulations have proposed for the establishment of 18 sectors as per the [more…]
A construction industry stakeholder has warned of a looming crisis in the multibillion-rand sector if the proposed R20 an hour national minimum wage (NMW) is implemented.
Gerald Ndlovu, founder and executive director of Black Suppliers, which focuses on the development of emerging building service providers, argued that the R20 an hour NMW was too high for the [more…]
With the national minimum wage set to be implemented in just over a month, the government says that it hopes to have the bill governing the policy enacted in April and the 13-member minimum wage commission that will monitor the policy’s effectiveness appointed by May 1.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is holding [more…]
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) have announced that they will be marching in Gauteng on Human Rights Day to protest against the proposed new labour laws that come into effect in May.
In a statement on Saturday, Numsa national spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, said the [more…]
Business Report writes that agricultural sector association Agri SA on Wednesday said that it could not say whether the recent increase in minimum wages for farm and forestry workers was fair or not.
This was after the Department of Labour on Tuesday released the minimum wage rates for [more…]