The following is news flash 2024/04 published by the PAGSA on February 13, 2024 regarding Increase to the National Minimum Wage rates for Learners

INCREASES TO THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE WEEKLY RATES FOR LEARNERS

PAGSA Newsflash 2024-03 was issued on 11 February and discussed the principles and processes behind the increases to the hourly national minimum wage rates for the four categories of workers in South Africa.

Prior to the issue of this Newsflash, I was waiting for the Government notice to be issued that specifies the increases to the weekly national minimum wage rates for learners in terms of the Skills Development Act, but decided to not wait any longer and issued the minimum hourly rates for workers.

One of our members pointed out that the Government notice had in fact already been issued – how I missed it, I don’t know – so here are the tables that specify the weekly minimum wage rates for learners.

Weekly National Minimum Wage Rates for Learners

The history of the weekly minimum wage increases and the weekly rates for 2023/24 are listed in the following table.

Weekly Minimum Wage rates for Learners in terms of Section 17 of the Skills Development Act
LEARNERS
Credits Min Min Min Min Min Min
Already Wage Wage Wage Wage Wage Wage
NQF Levels Earned 1-Jan-19 1-Mar-20 1-Mar-21 1-Mar-22 1-Mar-23 1-Mar-24
Level
1 to 2
0 to 120 301.01 312.45 326.51 349.04 382.55 415.07
121 to 240 601.99 624.87 652.99 698.05 765.06 830.09
Level
3
0 to 120 301.01 312.45 326.51 349.04 382.55 415.07
121 to 240 566.93 588.47 614.95 657.38 720.49 781.73
241 to 360 928.11 963.38 1 006.73 1076.19 1 179.50 1279.76
Level
4
0 to 120 301.01 312.45 326.51 349.04 382.55 415.07
121 to 240 602.05 624.93 653.05 698.11 720.49 830.17
241 to 360 928.11 963.38 1 006.73 1 076.19 1,179.50 1279.76
361 to 480 1 354.51 1 405.98 1 469.25 1 570.63 1,721.41 1867.73
Level
5 to 8
0 to 120 301.01 312.45 326.51 349.04 382.55 415.07
121 to 240 652.15 676.93 707.39 756.20 828.80 899.25
241 to 360 975.75 1 012.83 1 058.41 1 131.44 1,240.06 1345.47
361 to 480 1 374.61 1 426.85 1 491.06 1 593.94 1,746.96 1895.45
481 to 600 1 755.84 1 822.56 1 904.58 2 036.00 2,231.46 2421.13
Increase
Percentage
Rate
3,8% 4,5% 6,9% 9,6% 8,5%

All categories of learners have been granted an 8,5% increase effective from 1 March 2024 (the previous percentage increases per year are shown in the above table).

Regards,
Rob Cooper