National Minimum Wage: 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024

The Department of Employment and Labour has Gazetted the National Minimum Wage for the 2023 to 2024 period.

The revised 2023/2024 national minimum rate is R25.42 per ordinary hour worked – up from R23.19 as prescribed for the previous period (March 2022 to end of February 2023)

The new minimum takes effect on 1 March 2023 and runs through to 29 February 2024.

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