Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 13 : Farm Worker Sector, South AfricaPart B : Minimum Wages3. Minimum wages for farm workers under 18 years of age |
(1) | An employer must pay a farm worker who is 15 years of age or older, but less than 18 and who works for 35 hours per week or less at least the hourly rate, specified in Table 1. |
Table 1: Minimum wages for employees in the Farm worker Sector |
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Minimum rate for the period |
Minimum rate for the period |
Minimum rate for the period |
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1 March 2016 to 28 February 2017 |
1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018 |
1 March 2018 to 28 February 2019 |
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Monthly |
Weekly |
Daily |
Hourly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Hourly
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Monthly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
R2 778.83 |
R641.32 |
R128.26* |
R14.25 |
Previous year's minimum wage + CPI ** +1% |
Previous year's minimum wage + CPI ** +1% |
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* For an employee who works 9 hours per day. **The CPI to be utilised is the available CPI excluding owners' equivalent rent as released by Statistics South Africa six weeks prior to the increment date. |
[Sectoral Determination 13, clause 3(1), Table 1, substituted by Notice No. 137 of 2016, GG 39648 dated 3 February 2016]
[NB. The following Table 1 has been issued by Department of Labour for 2018/2019]