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It updates Schedule 1 through adjusted hourly minimum rates for ordinary hours, including farm workers, domestic workers, and employees on expanded public works programmes, and it links learners to allowances in Schedule 2. The gazette also replaces learner allowances by NQF level and credits, and updates sectoral minimum wages for contract cleaning and wholesale/retail areas with weekly and monthly conversions.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/government-notices-national-minimum-wage-amendments/502626/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/government-notices-national-minimum-wage-amendments/502626.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Rowan","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-22","2026-10-03",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",18,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"When do the amended national minimum wages become binding?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"The amendment fixes 1 March 2026 as the date on which the changes become binding.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What minimum hourly rates are set under Schedule 1 for ordinary hours worked?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"For ordinary hours worked, the national minimum wage is set at R30,23 per hour, subject to the listed items and conditions.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"How are learnership allowances determined under Schedule 2?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Learnership allowance amounts are specified by NQF level and the credits already earned by the learner, with a stated minimum allowance per week for each range.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},502626,1791294871,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145},1099514067415,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/100002539d78ffe74a7?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1779092875211072502","Government notices • GoewermentskennisGewinGs  \nDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR  \nNO. R. 7083 3 February 2026  \nNATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT NO. 9 OF 2018  \nI, Nomakhosazana Meth, Minister of Employment and Labour, hereby in terms of section 6(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act, No. 9 of 2018, amend the national minimum wages contained in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the National Minimum Wage Act, published under Government Notice No. 52053 of 4 February 2025, in accordance with the schedules hereto and fix the 1 March 2026 as the date on which this amendment shall become binding.  \n--------------------------------------------------------------  \nMS. N METH, MP  \nMINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR DATE: 02/02/2026  \n This gazette [is also available free online at](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)[ ](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)[www.gpwonline.co.za](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)   \nSCHEDULE 1  \nNATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE  \n(SECTION 6(5))  \n1. Substitute clause 1 under schedule 1 as reflected in Government Gazette No. 52053 of 4 February 2025 with the following:  \n1. Subject to item 2, the national minimum wage is R30,23 for each ordinary hour worked.  \n2. Despite item 1—  \n(a) farm workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R30,23 per hour;  \n(b) domestic workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R30,23 per hour;  \n(c) workers employed on an expanded public works programme are entitled to a minimum wage of R16,62 per hour; and  \n(d) workers who have concluded learnership agreements contemplated in section 17 of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998), are entitled to the allowances contained in Schedule 2.  \nSCHEDULE 2  \nLEARNERSHIP ALLOWANCES  \n(Section 6(5))  \n2. Substitute schedule 2: Leanership allowance as reflected in Government Gazette No. 52053 of 4 February 2025 with the following:  \n\n| NQF level | Credits already earned by learner | Minimum allowance per week |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Level 1 to 2 | 0 – 120 | 455,00 |\n|  | 121 – 240 | 909,94 |\n| Level 3 | 0 – 120 | 455,00 |\n|  | 121 – 240 | 856,94 |\n|  | 241 – 360 | 1402,87 |\n| Level 4 | 0 – 120 | 455,00 |\n|  | 121 – 240 | 910,04 |\n|  | 241 – 360 | 1402,87 |\n|  | 361 – 480 | 2047,41 |\n| Level 5 to 8 | 0 – 120 | 455,00 |\n|  | 121 – 240 | 985,76 |\n|  | 241 – 360 | 1474,90 |\n|  | 361 – 480 | 2077,79 |\n|  | 481 – 600 | 2654,04 |\n\n This gazette [is also available free online at](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)[ ](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)[www.gpwonline.co.za](is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za)   \nSECTORAL DETERMINATION 1: CONTRACT CLEANING SECTOR  \n3. Substitute Contract Cleaning Sector minimum wages as reflected in Government Gazette No. 52053, published on 4 February 2025 with the following:  \n\n| Minimum hourly rates for Contract Cleaning employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Area A |  |  | Area B | Area C |  |  |\n| Metropolitan Councils:\u003Cbr>City of Cape Town, Greater East Rand Metro, City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela.\u003Cbr>Local Council:\u003Cbr>Emfuleni, Merafong, Mogale City, Metsimaholo, Randfontein, Stellenbosch, Westonaria. |  |  | All Areas in KwaZulu-Natal\u003Cbr>NB: Conditions of employment and minimum wage rates for KwaZuluNatal areas shall be subjected to the collective agreement concluded in the Bargaining Council for the Contract Cleaning Service Industry (BCCCI). | In the rest ofthe RSA |  |  |\n| Rate per hour | *Rate per week | *Rate per month | Rate per hour | Rate per hour | *Rate per week | *Rate per month |\n| R33,27 | R1497,15 | R6487,15 | BCCCI rates apply | R30,33 | R1364,85 | R5913,90 |\n\n*Weekly rate is based on a 45-hour working week.  \n*Monthly rate is based on 4.333 weeks.  \n*Any provider that contracts with a contract cleaning company at levels that makes it impossible for the contract cleaning company to meet its obligations in terms of the National Minimum Wa","cbCaioRwU1UQiFP7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioRwU1UQiFP7","pdf",267250,"English","# National Minimum Wage Act Amendments\n## Schedule 1 - National Minimum Wage (Section 6(5))\n## Schedule 2 - Learnership Allowances (Section 6(5))\n## Sectoral Determination 1 - Contract Cleaning Sector\n## Sectoral Determination 9 - Wholesale and Retail Sector","[{\"question\":\"When do the amended national minimum wages become binding?\",\"answer\":\"The amendment fixes 1 March 2026 as the date on which the changes become binding.\"},{\"question\":\"What minimum hourly rates are set under Schedule 1 for ordinary hours worked?\",\"answer\":\"For ordinary hours worked, the national minimum wage is set at R30,23 per hour, subject to the listed items and conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"How are learnership allowances determined under Schedule 2?\",\"answer\":\"Learnership allowance amounts are specified by NQF level and the credits already earned by the learner, with a stated minimum allowance per week for each range.\"}]","Government Notices - National Minimum Wage Amendments | PDF",1791038392,13]