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The Mercury reports that stakeholders, including business owners and workers, have been urged to submit their views on potential adjustments to the national minimum wage.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has called on all interested parties to make written submissions for possible adjustments to the NMW for 2026. The Commission advised that it would be providing its annual report and recommendations on a possible adjustment to the NMW to the Minister of Employment and Labour later this year.
The NMW is the lowest remuneration rate that employers are obligated and legally permitted to pay their employees for each ordinary hour worked. It is illegal for employers to pay their employees less than the minimum threshold. The NMW was first introduced for implementation in SA in 2019. It is currently fixed at R28.79 for each ordinary hour worked. According to the Department of Employment and Labour, comments on adjustments should reach the Directorate: Employment Standards by 18 September 2025.
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