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Agricultural Sector New Wages 1 March 2010
An so the rates for the Farm Labourers will increase from 1 March 2010 to R6.74 per hour, 303.84 for a 45 hour work week and R1316.69 for 194.85 hours.
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Table 1:Minimum wages for farm workers in the Republic of South Africa |
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1 March 2009 To 28 February 2010 |
1 March 2010 To 28 February 2011 |
1 March 2011 To 29 February 2012 |
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Hourly |
6.31 |
6.74 |
Previous years’ wage + CPI*+1% |
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Weekly |
284.23 |
303.84 |
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Monthly |
1231.70 |
1316.69 |
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*CPI (excluding owners’ equivalent rent) has replaced CPIX as the new headline earning. The CPI utilized for the purpose of 1 March 2010 to 28 February 2011 calculation of minimum wages for the farm worker sector is the one available 6 weeks prior to 1 March 2010 and therefore the November 2009 (Published 15/12/2009) was utilized as the December 2009 CPI will only become available on 27/01/2010, and stood at 5.9%. The gazetted adjustment indicated that CPI plus 1% should be used to determine the new minimum wage level, therefore the minimum wage will be adjusted by 5.9% + 1% = 6.9%. |
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