BL Premium reports that the commission tasked with reviewing the national minimum wage (NMW) and making recommendations to Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi has called for written submissions for a “possible adjustment” for 2023.

In a note, National Minimum Wage Commission chair Adriaan van der Walt invited stakeholders to submit written representations on the current national minimum wage of R23.19. “These recommendations will be considered by the commission before it publishes its annual report and recommendations on the annual review of the national minimum wage later in the year,” Van der Walt indicated. He said that after the annual report had been published, “a further opportunity will be given to interested parties to submit written representations regarding recommendations included in the report” and that the written representations “will be forwarded to the minister of employment and labour together with the commission’s report.” Unions have hailed the introduction of the NMW. However, the agriculture industry, among other sectors opposed to the national minimum wage, has consistently warned that the gradual increase in the NMW would result in job losses as some employers could be forced to retrench some of their workers to comply with it.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)

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