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Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Sectoral Determinations

Sectoral Determination 6 : Private Security Sector, South Africa

3. Remuneration

 

(1) Minimum salary:

 

(a) The ordinary salary which an employer shall pay employees shall be as specified in sub clauses (1)(b), (1)(c) and (1)(d).
(i) The hourly equivalents reflected in the table hereunder shall be used solely for the calculation of time worked in excess of the ordinary hours or for the deduction of monies from the ordinary salary for short time as defined or for any unauthorised absenteeism or any reduced ordinary hours of work as may be agreed between the employer and the employee in terms of sub clause 2(48).

[Sectoral Determination 6, clause 3(1)(a)(i) amended by Notice No. R 3 of 2016, GG 39602 dated 18 January 2016]

(b) Subject to sub clause (a)(i) above, an employer shall pay to each member of the undermentioned  classes of employees, other than casual employees, the minimum monthly salaries specified hereunder—

 

Table 1: Monthly minimum salary for year 1

MONTHLY SALARY RATES FOR YEAR 1 (with effect from 1 September 2015)

 

AREA 1

AREA 2

AREA 3

Maximum permissible working hours per week for each respective category of employee, subject to clause 5(2), with regard to averaging of working hours

In the Magisterial Districts of

Alberton, Bellville, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Camperdown, Chatsworth, Durban, Germiston, Goodwood, Inanda, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Kuils River, Mitchell's Plain, Nigel, Oberholzer, Paarl, Pinetown, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Sasolburg, The Cape, Uitenhage, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Westonaria, Wonderboom and Wynberg.

Bloemfontein, East London, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Pietermaritzburg, Somerset West, Stellenbosch and Strand

All other Areas

 

Monthly salary

Monthly salary

Monthly salary

 

Artisan

R6,155

R5,603

R5,374

45

Clerical Assistant

 

 

 

45

During the first year of experience

R3,068

R2,813

R2,544

During the second year of experience

R3,119

R2,852

R2,581

Thereafter

R3,166

R2,908

R2,637

Clerk

 

 

 

45

During the first year of experience

R3,346

R2,918

R2,820

During the second year of experience

R3,553

R3,150

R2,992

During the third year of experience

R3,741

R3,270

R3,181

Thereafter

R3,943

R3,453

R3,351

Control or Communication Centre Operator

As for relevant security officer grading

48

Controller

As for clerical assistant

45

Driver of a —

 

 

 

45

Light motor vehicle

R3,229

R2,990

R2,707

Medium motor vehicle

R3,460

R3,197

R2,916

Heavy motor vehicle

R3,612

R3,332

R3,051

General Worker

 

 

 

45

During the first six months service with the same employer

R2,511

R2,304

R2,067

Thereafter

R2,594

R2,391

R2,148

Handyman

R3,571

R3,309

R3,044

45

Security Officer

 

 

 

48

Grade A

R4,571

R4,177

R3,794

Grade B

R4,096

R3,739

R3,452

Grade C

R3,545

R3,258

R2,948

Grade D and E

R3,482

R3,162

R2,874

Employees not elsewhere specified

R3,101

R2,850

R2,574

45

 

Table 2: Monthly minimum salary rates for year 2

(with effect from 1 September 2016)

Grade D & E

AREA 1 Monthly rate

AREA 2 Monthly rate

AREA 3 Monthly rate

R3,792

R3,446

R3,133

An increase for all other categories of employee including Grade A, B and C, will be calculated by adding the annualised Consumer Price Index plus 1% (one per cent), with a minimum increase of 6% (six per cent) and a maximum of 8% (eight per cent) to the salary rates for Year 1.

Note: * The CPI referred to shall be the annualised CPI that is available on the 30 June 2016 prior to the increase, as published by Statistics South Africa

[Sectoral Determination 6, Table 2 Note replaced by Notice No. R 3 of 2016, GG 39602 dated 18 January 2016]

 

Table 3: Monthly minimum salary rates for year 3

MONTHLY SALARY RATES FOR YEAR 3 (with effect from 1 September 2017)

 

AREA 1 & 2

AREA 3

Maximum permissible working hours per week for each respective category of employee, subject to clause 5(2), with regard to averaging of working hours.

In the Magisterial Districts of

Alberton, Bellville, Benoni, Boksburg, Bloemfontein, Brakpan, Camperdown, Chatsworth, Durban, East London, Germiston, Goodwood, Inanda, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Krugersdorp, Kuils River, Mitchell’s Plain, Nigel, Oberholzer, Paarl, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Sasolburg, Simon’s Town, Somerset West, Springs, Stellenbosch, Strand, The Cape, Uitenhage, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Westonaria, Wonderboom and Wynberg.

All other areas

 

Monthly salary

Monthly salary

Artisan

R7 014

R6 124

45

Clerical Assistant

 

 

During the first year of experience

R3 496

R2 899

During the second year of experience

R3 554

R2 941

Thereafter

R3 608

R3 005

Clerk

 

 

45

During the first year of experience

R3 813

R3 213

During the second year of experience

R4 053

R3 409

During the third year of

experience

R4 263

R3 625

Thereafter

R4 493

R3 819

Control or Communication Centre Operator

As for relevant security officer grading

48

Controller

As for a clerical assistant

45

Driver of a -

 

45

Light motor vehicle

R3 679

R3 085

Medium motor vehicle

R3 943

R3 323

Heavy motor vehicle

R4 116

R3 477

General Worker

 

 

45

During the first six months service with the same employer

R2 861

R2 356

Thereafter

R2 956

R2 448

Handyman

R4 070

R3 469

45

Security Officer

 

 

48

Grade A

R5 209

R4 323

Grade B

R4 668

R3 934

Grade C, D & E

R4 102

R3 414

Employees not elsewhere specified

R3 534

R2 933

45

 

Note: The current minimum wage increases for all other categories of employee including Grade A and B have been determined by utilizing the CPI (Available on the 30 June 2017) reported by Stats SA in 21 June 2017 which was 5.4% plus 1% as stated in the Sectoral Determination equal to the total increase of 6.4%. Grade C, D and E is predetermined rates as per Private Security Sectoral Determination published in the Government Gazette no: 39156 dated 01 September 2015.

 

[Sectoral Determination 6, Table 3 & Table 3 Note replaced by Table 3: Private Security Sector Minimum wages issued by the Department of Labour with effect from 1 September 2017]

 

Note to Year 3 tables, above:

 

i. The basic salary rate for Grade D and E will be equal to Grade C in the third year of the determination.
ii. The basic salary rates in all categories including security officers for Area 2 will be the same as of Area 1 in the third year of the determination.

 

(c) Casual employees

 

An employer shall pay a casual employee in respect of each hour or part of an hour (excluding overtime) worked by the employee on any day other than a paid holiday or a Sunday not less than the hourly wage as calculated in terms of clause 3(5)(b) for an ordinary employee who in the same area performs the same class of work as the casual employee is required to do, plus 15 percent, or not less than the hourly wage or hourly equivalent of the salary actually being paid to the ordinary employee, whichever is the greater amount.

 

Provided that—

(i) for the purposes of this paragraph the expression "the ordinary employee" means the employee who performs the particular class of work in the employer's full-time employ and who is being paid the lowest salary for that class of work;
(ii) where the employer requires the casual employee—
(aa) to perform the work of a class of employee for whom salaries on a rising scale are prescribed, the expression "hourly wage" shall mean the hourly equivalent wage prescribed for a qualified employee of that class; and
(ab) to work for a period of less than four hours on any day, the employee shall be deemed to have worked four hours and remunerated accordingly.

 

(2)        Area 3 Premium:

 

Every security officer in Area 3 shall be paid a monthly premium of R60.00. Such Area 3 premium shall be reflected as an "Area 3 Premium" on the employee’s salary advice.

 

(3) Basis of contract:

 

For the purposes of this clause, the contract of employment of an employee, other than a casual employee, shall be on a weekly basis.

 

(4) Differential salary:

 

An employer who requires or permits a member of one class of employee to perform for longer than one hour on any day, either in addition to the employee’s own work or in substitution therefore, work of another class for which—

(a) Salary is higher than that of the employee’s own class is prescribed in sub clause (1), shall pay to such employee in respect of that day not less than the daily equivalent calculated at the higher rate; or
(b) a rising scale of remuneration resulting in a salary higher than that of the employee’s own class, as prescribed in sub clause (1), shall pay to such employee in respect of that day not less than the daily salary calculated on the notch in the rising scale immediately above the salary which the employee was receiving for the employee’s ordinary work: provided that –
(aa) this sub clause shall not apply where the difference between the classes in terms of sub clause (1) is based on experience; and
(ab) unless expressly otherwise provided in a written contract between the employer and employee, nothing in this determination shall be so construed as to preclude an employer from requiring an employee to perform work of another class for which class the same or a lower salary is prescribed for such an employee.

 

(5) Calculation of salary

 

The ordinary salary, overtime and Sunday time of an employee, other than a casual employee, shall be calculated on a monthly basis and an employee shall be paid accordingly.

(a) The monthly salary of an employee shall be as stipulated in the relevant column of the tables in sub clause 3(1)(b).
(b) Any hours in excess of the maximum daily or weekly ordinary hours or, if applicable, average weekly ordinary hours, as well as any hours in respect of work performed on a Sunday or public holiday, shall be calculated by using the formula below to determine the "hourly equivalent" figure and applying the relevant premium:

 

x

X

  3

y

13

 

Where: x = monthly salary as per clause 3(1)(b)
and         y = ordinary hours per week as per clause 5(1)
(c) The "hourly equivalent" figure shall not be used to calculate the employee’s remuneration in respect of ordinary hours worked, i.e., the employee’s basic salary.

 

(6) Night shift allowance:

 

If at least half of the shift ordinarily falls between the hours of 18:00 on one day and 06:00 the next day that employee will be entitled to and shall receive an allowance in respect of each night shift worked, as follows:

R5.50 per shift as from 1 September 2015 till 31 August 2017, and

R6.00 per shift as from 1 September 2017

 

(7) Special allowances

 

The following allowances shall be paid, per shift, to each employee performing the following duties, on condition that no employee shall be entitled to accumulate more than any two of these special allowances in respect of any shift worked—

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

(a)

Mobile supervisors:

R7.50

R8.00

R8,50

(b)

Armed security officer:

R7.50

R8.00

R8,50

(c)

Armed response officer:

R7.50

R8.00

R8,50

(d)

National key point officer:

R7.50

R8.00

R8,50

(e)

Control centre operator:

R7.50

R8.00

R8,50

 

(8) Area 2 Premium

 

All security officers in Area 2 will receive an Area 2 Premium of R150.00 per month

(a) As from 1 September 2016 the Area 2 Premium will increase to R300.00 per month.
(b) As from 1 September 2017 the Area 2 Premium will fall away, with Area 2 consolidating with Area 1.