The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has announced increases to the national minimum wage that will come into effect from 1 March 2021. These increases follow the recommendations made by the National Minimum Wage Commission in late 2020.
The national minimum wage figures are currently:
|
All Workers |
Farm Workers Only |
Domestic Workers |
| ZAR 20.76 per hour | ZAR 18.86 per hour | ZAR 15.57 per hour |
The national minimum wage figures from 1 March 2021 will be:
|
All Workers |
Farm Workers Only |
Domestic Workers |
| ZAR 21.69 per hour | ZAR 21.26 per hour | ZAR 19.09 per hour |
The DEL also announced increases to learnership allowances and to the minimum wages for employees in the contract cleaning sector and wholesale and retail sector.
