Nasionale minimum loon 2021

Ten spyte van die swak toestand van die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie, asook die impak van die Coronavirus (COVID-19) en negatiewe effek van die staat van inperking op werkgewers se finansiële posisie, het die Nasionale Minimum Loon Kommissie (NMLK) announced the amended national minimum wage on 8 February 2021 in the Government Gazette 44136.

The amended minimum wage will come into effect on 01 March 2021. The current national minimum wage of R20.76 per hour will increase to R21.69 per hour.

Neem kennis van minimum loon wysigings in die volgende industrieë:

Agricultural sector

The agricultural sector minimum wage will from 01 March 2021 be equal to the national minimum wage for 2021 of R21.69. The agricultural sector previously received an exemption to pay only 90,0% of the national minimum wage (it amounted to R18.68 in 2020). However, this exemption has now expired and the minimum wage for farm workers has been equalised to the national minimum wage for 2021. This calculates to a 16,1% increase of the previous minimum wage for farm workers of R18.68 per hour (2020) to R21.69 per hour (2021). Werkgewers in die landbousektor moet verder kennis neem dat huiswerkers op ‘n plaas geag word as plaaswerkers en dus die korrekte loon moet ontvang.

Domestic worker sector

The domestic worker sector minimum wage will increase from 01 March 2021 to R19.09 per hour.

The LWO is in the process of making representations to the Department of Employment and Labour and invites members and other employers to comment on the NMWC’s recommendation. Comments must be sent directly per e-mail unathi.ramabulana@labour.gov.za by 20 December 2020.

Contract cleaning sector

The contract cleaning sector minimum wage will increase from 01 March 2021 based on the specific area in which the employer is doing business (see the amended Schedule 2 on page 5 of the Government Gazette):

• Area A: R23.87 per hour – City of Cape Town, Greater East Rand Metro, City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane and City of Nelson Mandela, Local Councils of Emfuleni, Merafong, Mogale City, Metsimaholo, Randfontein, Stellenbosch and Westonaria.
• Area B: Collective Agreement as contained in the Bargaining Council for the Contract Cleaning Service Industry – All areas in KwaZulu-Natal.
• Area C: R21.77 per hour – All areas not listed in Areas A and B.

Wholesale and retail sector

The wholesale and retail sector minimum wage will increase from 01 March 2021 based on the specific area in which the employer does business as well as the respective job descriptions of employees (see the amended Table 1 and 2 on page 6-7 of the Government Gazette).