National Minimum Wage Increase

National Minimum Wage Increase

National Minimum Wage Increase A National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced since January 2019 in an attempt to alleviate poverty and reduce wage inequality, amongst others, and since announcing a R20.00 per hour minimum wage in 2019, the NMW has steadily been...
National Minimum Wage Increase

New Earnings Threshold: 1 March 2023

New Earnings Threshold: 1 March 2023 The Minister of Employment and Labour is empowered, in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (“BCEA”), to make determinations regarding the earnings threshold. This grants employees who earn below the threshold...
National Minimum Wage Increase

Dismissal: Breach Of Confidentiality Agreement

Dismissal: Breach Of Confidentiality Agreement In the matter of Jacobs v KwaZulu-Natal Treasury (2022) 43 ILJ 1286 (LAC), Ms. Jacobs, during 2009, formed part of a selection committee tasked with recommending a candidate for a position in the Department of Community...