Here’s what you need to pay your employees from March 1
Domestic workers will earn R15.57 per hour.
The new rate for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked will now be R20.76.
In terms of a notice as published in the Government Gazette and signed by Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi the new rate will be applicable from March 1 2020.
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Farmworkers are entitled to a minimum wage of R18.68 per hour while domestic workers will earn a minimum wage of R15.57 per hour. No wage break down was available for domestic workers.
Workers employed on an expanded public works programme will receive a minimum wage of R11.42 per hour.
The NMW came into effect on January 1 2019 at a level of R20 per hour. It applies to all workers – that is, any person who works for another person and who receives or is entitled to receive any payment for that work.
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