National minimum wage is on its way, as draft bills go before Parliament
The Department of Labour has introduced draft bills in Parliament providing for the national minimum wage agreed upon through lengthy negotiations within the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac). Two bills, the National Minimum Wage Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, have been tabled. The National Minimum Wage Bill proposes that a national minimum wage, as agreed in Nedlac, of R20 an hour take effect from May 1 2018. The rate is included in a schedule to the bill so that it can be adjusted annually. Exceptions have been provided for the first year. The minimum wage for farmworkers will be R18 an hour, for domestic workers R15 an hour and for workers in expanded public works programmes R11 an hour. Provision is also made for learnership allowances. The bill specifies that the national minimum wage will be obligatory and cannot be varied by contract, collective agreement or law, except a law amending the act. "The national minimum wage con...
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