Effective 1 March 2022: New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage
KVV Inc Attorneys Published on: 04/03/2025
South Africa's National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased by 6.9% to R23.19 per hour on March 1, 2022, impacting farmworkers and domestic workers equally. Exceptions exist for public works program workers (R12.75/hour) and learners. Unilateral changes to employment conditions to implement the NMW are illegal. Domestic workers' wages aligned with the NMW, reaching R3,895.92 monthly based on a standard work month. The annual earnings threshold, above which some Basic Conditions of Employment Act protections are lost, rose to R224,080.48. This threshold also affects labor broker employment, fixed-term contracts, and dispute resolution under the Employment Equity Act.
Employment and Labour Law
