Govt gazettes increase in minimum wage Updated Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile Share this: The department of Labour has gazetted an increase in South Africa's minimum wage from R20.76 per hour to R21.69. Money/ iStock
"Domestic workers will now be entitled to R19.09 per hour, which is an increase from R16, Expanded Public Works Program employees will now earn R11.93 per hour and, farmworkers are entitled to R21.69 per hour,"
According National Minimum Wage Act of 2018, it is illegal for an employer to unilaterally alter working hours or other conditions of employment when implementing the national minimum wage.