The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has published its adjustment proposals for 2022, recommending an increase slightly above inflation.
As of March 2021, the minimum wage in South Africa is R21.69 for each working hour. The commission has recommended an increase of CPI+1%, which would take the new rate to R23 per hour.
Under the Act, the minimum wage for domestic workers was initially set at 75% of the National Minimum Wage in 2020. The Commission proposed that it be increased to 88% of the national minimum wage in 2021 and to 100% in 2022. This would bring the minimum wage for domestic workers to R23 per hour – a 20% increase from R19.09 in 2021 – or approximately R3,700 a typical work month .
The food poverty line in South Africa is at R624.00 per person per month, or R2,188 for the average-sized household . The food poverty line covers only the resources required to meet the minimum required daily energy intake. In its report, the commission conceded that, even at CPI+1%, the increase comes in below inflation, as CPI is actually higher for the poorest households. Stats SA’s data shows that inflation for the lowest decile sits at 6.5%.
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