Candidate attorneys in rural areas will now earn a minimum wage of R6 000 per month and those in urban areas will be paid R8 000.
The notice published on the Government Gazette details that the Legal Practice Council of South Africa will amend the minimum remuneration, allowance, or stipend for candidate legal practitioners.The notice details that candidate attorneys in rural areas will now earn a minimum of R6 000 per month. When it comes to those in urban areas, they will be paid R8 000 per month.
“A candidate attorney undergoing practical vocational training in terms of a practical vocational training contract shall be entitled to not less than the minimum remuneration as determined by the council, which remuneration shall be payable not less frequently than monthly,” reads the notice. The notice states that the Legal Practice Council has also amended the minimum wages of pupils in law. Minimum remuneration is set at R8 000 per month.According to a survey conducted by the Legal Practice Council in 2022, salaries being paid to candidate attorneys started at R2 000 all the way up to 12 000 per month. Half of the respondents said they will pay their candidates attorneys the amount stated in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
However, 65.8% of the respondents said that if minimum wage was set it would result in law firms employing fewer candidate attorneys. The survey also requested candidate attorneys to air their views on the minimum wage. Just less than 64% of the respondents agreed that a minimum wage would have an impact on access to the profession.
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