National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977
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National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (Act No. 9 of 2018)SchedulesSchedule 1 : National Minimum Wage |
| 1. | Subject to item 2, the national minimum wage is R27,58 for each ordinary hour worked. |
[Schedule 1(1) substituted by section 1 of Notice. No. R.4331, GG50073, dated 2 February 2024 - effective 1 March 2024]
| 2. | Despite item 1— |
| (a) | farm workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R27,58 per hour; |
| (b) | domestic workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R27,58 per hour; |
| (c) | workers employed on an expanded public works programme are entitled to a minimum wage of R15,16 per hour; and |
| (d) | workers who have concluded learnership agreements contemplated in section 17 of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998), are entitled to the allowances contained in Schedule 2. |
[Schedule 1(2) substituted by section 1 of Notice. No. R.4331, GG50073, dated 2 February 2024 - effective 1 March 2024]
| 3. | For the purposes of item 2— |
"farm worker" means a worker who is employed mainly or wholly in connection with farming or forestry activities, and includes a domestic worker employed in a home on a farm or forestry environment and a security guard on a farm or other agricultural premises, excluding a security guard employed in the private security industry in terms of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001);
"domestic worker"’ means a worker who performs domestic work in a private household and who receives, or is entitled to receive, a wage and includes—
| (a) | a gardener; |
| (b) | a person employed by a household as a driver of a motor vehicle; |
| (c) | a person who takes care of children, the aged, the sick, the frail or the disabled; and |
| (d) | domestic workers employed or supplied by employment services; and |
"expanded public works programme" means a programme to provide public or community services through a labour intensive programme determined by the Minister in terms of section 50 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and funded from public resources.
