Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Sectoral Determinations

Sectoral Determination 11 : Taxi Sector

Part B : Minimum Wages

2. Minimum wage level

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(1)	With effect from 1st October 2017 an employer must pay an employee, at least the minimum wage prescribed in this clause.

[Sectoral Determination 11, clause 2(1) substituted by Notice No. 1153 of 2017, GG 41218, dated 1 November 2017]

(2)	An employer must pay an employee who works 48 hours per week, at least the monthly wage set out in Table 1 below

Table 1 : Minimum wages for employees in the Taxi Sector
Job Categories	Minimum rate for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016			Minimum rate for the period 1 August 2016 to 30 June 2017			Minimum rate for the period 1 October 2017 to 30 June 2018
	Monthly	Weekly	Hourly	Monthly	Weekly	Hourly	Monthly	Weekly	Hourly
Drivers	R3,030.67	R697.13	R14.51	R3,207.95	R740.35	R15.42	R3,413.26	R787.73	R16.41
Admin workers	R3,020.67	R697.13	R14.51	R3,207.95	R740.35	R15.42	R3,413.26	R787.73	R16.41
Rank marshals	R2,414.63	R557.26	R11.60	R2,564.33	R591.81	R12.32	R2,728.45	R629.68	R13.11
Workers not specified	R2,112.81	R487.60	R10.15	R2,243.80	R517.83	R10.78	R2,387.40	R550.97	R11.47
	Minimum waged increased by CPI (excluding owners equivalent rent) as released by STATSSA six weeks prior to the increment date (4.6%) plus 1.5% add to the total of 6.1%			Minimum waged increased by CPI (excluding owners equivalent rent) as released by STATSSA six weeks prior to the increment date 6.2%			Minimum waged increased by CPI (excluding owners equivalent rent) as released by STATSSA six weeks prior to the increment date 6.4%

[Sectoral Determination 11, Clause 2(2), Table 1, substituted by Notice No. 1153 of 2017]

(3)	Employees who work less than 48 hours per week must be paid at least the hourly rate set out in Table 1 below, times the number of hours worked in a month.

(4)	If an employee who works 48 hours per week is paid weekly or fortnightly, the employer must calculate the weekly or fortnightly wage in such a way as to ensure that the employee is not paid less than the minimum monthly wage set out in sub-clause (2).