There are two recent developments which employers should take
note of.
First, on 9 February 2022, the Minister of Employment and Labour
published his determination of a new earnings threshold under the
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997.
Secondly, on 21 February 2023, the Minister published an
amendment to the national minimum wages contained in Schedule 1 and
Schedule 2 of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018.
Both determinations will be effective from 1 March 2023.
The new BCEA threshold
With effect from 1 March 2023, the BCEA threshold will increase
from the current R224 080. 48 pa (equivalent to R18 673. 37 per
month) to R241 110. 59 pa (equivalent to R20 092. 55 per
month).
