Except for the employers who comply with the Council's Exemption Procedure, GIEA member employers agree to grant in year one an across-the-board increase of 7.0% on current June 2023 basic wages, effective retrospectively from 1 July 2023 for the parties to the Council.

For year two of the agreement, the parties agree to an increase of an average CPI+ 0.5% with a floor of 6.0 and a ceiling of 7.0%.

These increase on wages will apply to non-parties to the collective agreement on a date as determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour.

Minimum wages: the sector's monthly minimum wage to be increased by 7.0% to R7 860.07

The increase in the second year will be in line with the agreed wage increase.

Employees who currently earn below the new minimum of R7 860.07 will have their wages adjusted to R7 860.07 or by 7.0%, whichever is greater.