National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (Act No. 9 of 2018)Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Purpose and Application1. Definitions |
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
means the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997);
means the cabinet referred to in section 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
means the National Minimum Wage Commission established in terms of section 8;
means any person who is obliged to pay a worker for the work that that worker performs for that person;
means the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995);
means the Minister of Labour;
means the national minimum wage determined in Schedule 1 and adjusted annually in terms of section 6;
means the National Economic Development and Labour Council established in terms of section 2 of the National Economic Development and Labour Council Act, 1994 (Act No. 35 of 1994);
means the hours of work permitted in terms of section 9 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act or in terms of any agreement in terms of section 11 or 12 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act;
means organised business as defined in the National Economic Development and Labour Council Act, 1994 (Act No. 35 of 1994);
means those non-governmental organisations contemplated in the National Economic Development and Labour Council Act, 1994 (Act No. 35 of 1994);
means organised labour as defined in the National Economic Development and Labour Council Act;
means prescribed by regulation under this Act;
includes the regulations made under this Act;
means the amount of money paid or payable to a worker in respect of ordinary hours of work or, if they are shorter, the hours a worker ordinarily works in a day or a week; and
means any person who works for another and who receives, or is entitled to receive, any payment for that work whether in money or in kind.