Staff Reporter.
Stakeholders who wish to make representation for the national minimum wage adjustments in 2023, have until Friday to submit their written representations, National Minimum Wage Commission has announced.
The closing date for the submission of written inputs is 8 September 2023.
The commission said the written comments/representations concerning possible adjustments to the national minimum wage will be considered by the commission before it publishes its annual report and recommendations on the annual review of the national minimum wage later in the year.
The current rate of NMW jumped from R23.19 to R25.42 for each ordinary hour worked, effective 1 March 2023.
The existing national minimum wage determination now includes the vulnerable sectors of farm workers and domestic workers – which are now 100% aligned with the going rate.
The invite for written submissions is conducted in accordance with section 6(2) of the National Minimum Wage Act, No. 9 of 2018.
The National Minimum Wage Act applies to all workers and their employers except members of the South African National Defence Force, the National Intelligence Agency and the South African Secret Service.
The act does not apply to a volunteer, who is a person who performs work for another person and who does not receive or is not entitled to receive, any remuneration for his or her service
A fine maybe imposed on an employer who paid an employee less than the national minimum wage.
The primary functions of the Commission is to review the NMW and make recommendations annually for its adjustment, and to investigate the impact of the NMW on the economy, collective bargaining and income differentials among others.
Representations should reach the directorate: Employment Standards, Department of Employment and Labour, Private Bag X117, Pretoria, 0001 or be sent to nmwreview@labour.gov.za.