Question NW1192 to the Minister of Employment and Labour
01 April 2022 - NW1192
Mkhonto, Ms C N to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
How far is the process of bringing to book employers found transgressing the national minimum wage?
Reply:
The National Minimum Wage is enforced through the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act 7 of 2018: s65 to s75.
All the employers that transgressed the NMWA were brought to book.
As at the end of quarter 3 in the current financial year; the following was the outcome in this regard:
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Number of BCEA and NMWA inspections conducted |
126 261 |
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Number found to be non-compliant |
6 060 |
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Number of notices issued |
6 060 |
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Amount of money recovered due to underpayment of the NMW |
R19 684 305.00 |
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Number referred for prosecution due to failure to comply with expired notices |
809 |
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