The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule, which is applicable as from the 01st July 2015. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector and has been gazetted as from the 01st July 2015 for the entire Hospitality Sector.

The sector is divided into minimum wages for employers with (ten) 10 or less employees and for employers with more than ten (10) employees. For less than ten (10) employees the monthly wage is R2 760.59 and for over ten (10) employees is R3076.98. These amounts can be calculated on a weekly and hourly basis as well.

It should further more be noted that employers cannot force employees to pay for uniforms or pay any form of deposit for the uniform. Over and above this they cannot deduct from the remuneration of the employee for the uniform.

MICHAEL BAGRAIM