The minimum wage in the private security sector will increase from 1 September 2016 by an average of 7.1% in terms of a sectoral determination (SD) that will expire on 31 August 2017.  

The Department of Labour on Tuesday said the increase was in line with an agreement reached in 2015 in accordance with the stipulations of the Negotiated Framework Agreement for the National Bargaining Forum for the Private Security Sector.  As part of the new sectoral determination, various allowances relating to night shift, cleaning, special allowances and others are also expected to be increased.

• Read this report in full at SA Govt News Agency
• Download the applicable minimum wages for 2016/17 at DOL online
• Read too, This is how much money security guards get paid in SA, at BusinessTech

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