Johnathan Paoli
South African labour Cosatu and Saftu have welcomed the national minimum wage increase and said that employers and domestic workers alike should remain vigilant in order to ensure salaries are raised accordingly.
This comes after Employment and Labour Minister Thulasi Nxesi gazetted an increase of 8.5% to the minimum wage on Monday, effective from March.2024.
The national minimum wage is expected to go up from R25.42 to R27.58 per hour from 1 March, with vulnerable employees, such as domestic and farm workers, receiving remuneration at this prescribed level, while those employed under the Expanded Public Works Programme should be paid a minimum wage of R15 and R16 per hour.
Labour federations – the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) have welcomed the adjustment.
SAFTU spokesperson Trevor Shaku said that the current minimum wage fell short of providing workers
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