Whilst the National Minimum Wage Act prescribes minimum wages for all workers, the Act also makes provision for an employer or an employers’ organisation, acting on behalf of its members, to apply for an exemption.
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Employees are obliged to respect and obey their employers because lack of respect renders the employment relationship intolerable and disobedience undermines the employer’s authority.
The Minister of Employment and Labour announced the new earnings threshold for employees will be adjusted to R211,596.30 (R17,633 per month). This adjustment means that any employee who earns more than R211,596.30 annually is excluded from the following sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act:
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According to Government Gazette No 44136 dated 8 February 2021, the National Minimum Wage will be adjusted with effect from 1 March 2021. The increase is 16% for farmworkers.
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