47% of workforce to benefit from National Minimum Wage
Deputy Minister of Labour, iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa, said workers in the farming, domestic, petrol, cleaning, retail, hairdressing, hospitality and restaurant sectors are among those who will see the most difference.
THE R20 per hour National Minimum Wage (NMW) will see 47 per cent of the vulnerable workforce enjoying a rise in hourly wages.
This is according to the Deputy Minister of Labour, iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa, who said workers in the farming, domestic, petrol, cleaning, retail, hairdressing, hospitality and restaurant sectors are among those who will see the most difference.
Holomisa said while the National Minimum Wage received criticism from many quarters as being too low, what critics have failed to recognise is how it will help millions of the most vulnerable workers receive better wages.
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“It is my view that the National Minimum Wage will enable workers to have disposable income that can be spent on businesses,” said Holomisa.
The Deputy Minister was addressing an employer session held in Port Elizabeth last week on the amendments of labour laws and the introduction of the National Minimum Wage.
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