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Annual increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) – Effective 1 March 2025

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Annual increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) – Effective 1 March 2025

The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (Act) was enacted to advance economic development and social justice by, inter alia, improving the wages of the lowest paid workers, and protecting workers from unreasonably low wages by establishing the national minimum wage (NMW).

4 Feb 2025 1 min read Employment Law Alert Article

In accordance with the requirements of section 6(5) of the Act, the Minister published the adjusted NMW rates in the Government Gazette today (4 February 2025), increasing the rates as follows:

  • NMW increases from R27.58 to R28.79 for each ordinary hour worked. This includes farm workers and domestic workers.                                                 
  • Expanded public works programme worker: R15.83 per hour

Workers who have learnership agreements (section 17 of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998)

Employment Law

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