Last Updated on April 6, 2022
What is the minimum wage in South Africa 2022? If you are working for a government agency or a private institution in South Africa, you need to know the minimum amount you are expected to earn.


It is within your right to be paid and nothing less than the minimum wage in South Africa. In fact, the minimum wage is a law that aims to protect South Africans working in the public and private sectors.
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What is a Minimum Wage?
Minimum wages have been defined as “the minimum amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period, which cannot be reduced by collective agreement or an individual contract.
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To protect workers, the government of South Africa has set up the minimum wage to protect South Africans from extortion. By law, all workers are not expected to earn below the stipulated minimum wage. In fact, it is considered a crime for an employer to pay its workers below the minimum wage.
Minimum Wage in South Africa
South Africa officially adopted its new minimum wage on Tuesday (1 March 2022).
The national minimum wage is now R23.19 for each ordinary hour worked, representing an increase of 6.9% from the minimum wage set in 2021.
The new minimum wage is aimed at improving productivity in both the public and private sectors of the South African economy. It is also aimed to protect workers against unduly low pay.
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