New statutory earnings threshold set to enhance employee protections

Kate Collier, Brett Abraham and Jamie Jacobs

The statutory earnings threshold (Threshold) will increase to ZAR 261 748.45, representing a ZAR 7 376.78 increase from the current Threshold. The Threshold, a determination in terms of section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), affects the applicability of certain provisions of the BCEA, Labour Relations Act (LRA), and Employment Equity Act (EEA). Employees earning above the Threshold are not entitled to certain protections afforded to those earning below it. The purpose of the Threshold is to ensure greater protection for more vulnerable employees earning below a specified income. Sections of the BCEA regulating ordinary hours of work, overtime, meal intervals, daily and weekly rest periods, Sunday pay, night work pay, and public holiday pay apply only to employees earning below the Threshold. Employees earning above the…

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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-14

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