Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009
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Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 12 : Forestry Sector, South AfricaPart B : Minimum Wages2. Minimum wage levels |
| (1) | With effect from 1 March 2016, an employer must pay a forestry worker at least the minimum wage prescribed in terms of table 1. |
| (2) | An employer must pay a forestry worker who works 45 ordinary hours of work per week— |
| (a) | at least the weekly or monthly wage set out in Table 1; or |
| (b) | by agreement between the employer and the forestry worker, at least an hourly rate set out in Table 1 for every hour or part of an hour that the forestry worker works. |
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Table 1: Minimum wages for employees in the Forestry Sector |
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Minimum rate for the period |
Minimum rate for the period |
Minimum rate for the period |
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1 March 2016 to 28 February 2017 |
1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018 |
1 March 2018 to 28 February 2019 |
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Monthly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
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R2 778.83 |
R641.32 |
R14.25 |
Previous year's minimum wage + CPI * +1% |
Previous year's minimum wage + CPI * +1% |
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* The CPI to be utilised is the available CPI excluding owners' equivalent rent as released by Statistics South Africa six weeks prior to the increment date. |
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[Sectoral Determination 12, Clause 2, Table 1, substituted by Notice No. 138 of 2016, GG 39648, dated 3 February 2016]
[NB. The following Table 1 has been issued by Department of Labour for 2018/2019]
