A win for the workforce and the microeconomy?
Employers who fail to comply with the act will be shamed as the Department of Labour will publish their names on their website.
Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage will be liable to pay a fine.
South Africa’s National Minimum Wage Bill will have to be abided by soon.
New minimum wage regulations, endorsed by the Department of Labour, were published on Monday 3 December.
The divisive National Minimum Wage Bill has been ratified by Cyril Ramaphosa. But is it enough for South Africa’s poorest citizens?
The National Minimum Wage has long been a contentious issue. The National Council of Provinces has officially passed the bill, that means there is just one more place to go.
The proposed National Minimum Wage bill is almost in the hands of president Cyril Ramaphosa.
And that’s only in the first-quarter of the year.
The bill was passed into law by a margin of one vote. There are reasons it’s so divisive…
Now THIS is how you quit!
Ramaphosa says there is a long way ahead, though.
Could this sway the floating voters?
We want to know if R20 ($1.43) an hour can sustain the hard-up families of this country