On 17 February 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour published, by way of Government Gazette, an amendment to the national minimum wages in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the National Minimum Wage Act. The amendments became effective on 1 March 2020.

The amendments are set out below.

Increase in the national minimum wage

As per national minimum wage (Schedule 1):

As per learnership allowances (Schedule 2):

In addition, the Minister of Employment and Labour amended the wages and the remuneration and associated benefits based on those wages in certain sectoral determinations. The amendments became effective on 1 March 2020 and are set out below.

Amended sectoral determinations

Sectoral determination 1: Contract cleaning sector

Sectoral determination 9: Wholesale and retail sector

Written By Jacques van Wyk, Director, Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney, Werksmans