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The increase in the national minimum wage, with effect from March 1, is likely to lead to further job losses in the agricultural sector.
Agricultural organisations said employers might not be able to absorb these increases, and if they did, this could mean an increase in food prices.
Employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi announced on Tuesday that the national minimum wage for each ordinary hour worked had been increased from R20.76 to R21.69.
The special dispensation for farmworkers has now been done away with. The minimum wage for farmworkers will now be equalised with the other sectors, from R18.69 per hour to R21.69 per hour.
Expropriation bill âwill limit property rightsâ in SA
Expropriation bill âwill limit property rightsâ in SA
By Annelie Coleman
February 1, 2021 at 2:37 pm
Governmentâs call for public comment on the new Expropriation Bill has elicited a strong response from Free State Agriculture.
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Free State Agriculture (FSA) remains vehemently opposed to certain clauses in the Expropriation Bill and seriously questions governmentâs sincerity with regard to the issue of land expropriation and ownership, according to Francois Wilken, FSA president.
Following the recent publication of governmentâs land policy, he said the new Expropriation Bill posed a real threat to all South Africansâ rights to own property.