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NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: LATEST ADJUSTMENTS GAZETTED, IN FORCE FROM 1 MARCH 2026
- 03 February 2026
- Labour Law
- SA Legal Academy
The Department of Employment & Labour has gazetted a notice increasing the national minimum wage for every ordinary hour worked by R1,44 to R30,23 – effective from 1 March 2026. The new rate will also apply to farm and domestic employees, while expanded public works programme participants should expect to be paid at least R16.62 per hour from the same date.
The Government Gazette notice announcing these adjustments includes schedules prescribing:
- minimum learnership allowances per National Qualification Framework level
- minimum hourly rates for contract cleaning sector employees (differentiating between KwaZulu-Natal and the remainder of South Africa), and
- minimum wages for wholesale and retail sector employees per area and job category.
The adjustments follow an August 2025 review – along with an opportunity four months later to comment on recommendations in the ensuing report. SA Legal Academy reported on both these developments at the time.
- Government Gazette notice
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