Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
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Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 1 : Contract Cleaning Sector, South Africa3. Remuneration |
| (1) | With effect from 1 March 2024 an employer shall pay a contract cleaning worker at least the minimum wage prescribed in the schedule. |
Sectoral Determination 1 : Contract Cleaning Sector, South Africa
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Minimum hourly rates for Contract Cleaning employees |
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Area A |
Area B |
Area C |
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Metropolitan Councils:
City of Cape Town, Greater East Rand Metro, City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela.
Local Council:
Emfuleni, Merafong, Mogale City, Metsimaholo, Randfontein, Stellenbosch, Westonaria
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All Areas in KwaZulu-Natal
NB: Conditions of employment and minimum wage rates for KwaZulu-Natal areas shall be subjected to the collective agreement concluded in the Bargaining Council for the Contract Cleaning Service Industry (BCCCI). |
In the rest of the RSA |
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Rate per hour |
*Rate per week |
*Rate per month |
Rate per hour
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Rate per hour |
*Rate per week |
*Rate per month |
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R31,69 |
R1426,05 |
R6179,07 |
BCCCI rates apply |
R28,89 |
R1300,05 |
R5633,12 |
| * | Weekly rate is based on a 45-hour working week. |
| * | Monthly rate is based on 4.333 weeks. |
| * | Any provider that contracts with a contract cleaning company at levels that makes it impossible for the contract cleaning company to meet its obligations in terms of the National Minimum wage or the Basic Conditions of Employment Act can be held liable in terms of section 200B of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995. |
[Sectoral Determination 1, clause 3(1) substituted by section 3 of Notice. No. R.5830, GG52053, dated 4 February 2025 - effective 1 March 2025]
| (2) | Despite clause 3(1), an employee who works for less than six hours on any day must be paid for at least six hours on that day. |
| (3) | An annual bonus will be paid to all employees, during the month of December or on termination of employment. This bonus will be calculated as follows— |
| (a) | An employee shall receive an annual bonus equivalent to four point three three three weeks of the employee's weekly wage as from 1 December 2012. |
| (b) | Subject to paragraph (a) an employee who has not been in employment for a period of 12 months shall be paid a prorated bonus calculated as follows: |
| (i) | The number of full calendar months service divided by 12 and multiplied by four point three three three times the employee's weekly wage. |
[Sectoral Determination 1, clause 3(3) substituted by section 1 of Notice No. 687 of 2013]
