THE National Minimum Wage (NMW) is set to increase from 1 March.
The NMW applies to any person who works for another person and who receives any payment for that work.
NMW is set to be the floor level below which no employee should be paid which does not include any other allowance.
According to a statement by the department of labour, the new rate for each ordinary hour worked will now be R20.76 from a R20 per hour, which came into effect from 1 January.
“The new amendment to the NMW is in line with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), which allows for an annual review. Farm workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R18.68 per hour, domestic workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R15.57 per hour and workers employed on an expanded public works programme will receive a minimum wage of R11.42 per hour.”
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The NMW does not apply to volunteer workers since they don’t receive or are not entitled to receive pay.
“For workers who still earn below the NMW level, legislation provided for a transition until all employers are subjected to the NMW,” they added.
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