AgriSA says national minimum wage brings certainty to sector
The announcement of the national minimum wage earlier this week brings certainty for agriculture about the remuneration levels that will be payable in next year‚ AgriSA said on Friday. On Wednesday‚ parties to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) — excluding the Congress of South African Trade Unions — signed the agreement on a national minimum wage and labour market stability. The national minimum wage of R20 an hour or R3,500 a month for a 40-hour week would take effect from no later than May next year. However‚ workers in the agriculture sector will be paid 90% of the minimum wage. AgriSA said that from March this year‚ agriculture will start increasing its pay to R15.39 an hour‚ which equates to R3,001 a month, ahead of next year’s May roll-out. Neil Hamman‚ who chairs AgriSA’s labour committee‚ said that according to the Nedlac agreement‚ the agricultural sector would initially have to pay 90% of the said wage‚ which equals R18 an hour. "AgriSA places a...
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