GOVERNMENT NOTICE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, No R. 422 

BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1997

DETERMINATION: EARNINGS THRESHOLD

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13 May 2011 

I, Mildred Nelisiwe Oliphant, Minister of Labour, in terms of Section 6{3) of the Basic

Conditions of Employment Act, No. 75 of 1997, (the Act), determine that all employees earning in excess of R172 000 (one hundred and seventy two thousand rand) per annum be excluded from sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17(2), 18(3) of the Act with effect from 1 July 2011. 

For the purposes of this notice:

"Earnings" means the regular annual remuneration before deductions, i.e. income tax, pension, medical and similar payments but excluding similar payments (contributions) made by the employer in respect of the employee: Provided that subsistence and transport allowances received, achievement awards and payments for overtime worked shall not be regarded as remuneration for the purpose of this notice. 

This determination replaces the determination published under Government Notice R 300 in Government Gazette No 30872 on 14 March 2008. 

M N OLIPHANT, MP

MINISTER OF LABOUR

3/5/2011

Previous Gazetted Threshold

GOVERNMENT NOTICE
Labour, Department of
Government Notice
R. 300 Basic Conditions of Employment Act (7511997): Determination: Earnings threshold: Correction notice ..................... 3 30872
 

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GOVERNMENOT TICE
No. R. 300
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
14 March 2008
CORRECTION NOTICE
BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1997
DETERMINATION: EARNINGS THRESHOLD

I, Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana, Minister of Labour, in terms of Section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No. 75 of 1997, (the Act), determine that all employees earning in excess of R149 736 (,one hundred and forty nine thousand seven hundred and thirty six rand) per annum be excluded from sections 9, 10, 1 1, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17(2), 18(3) of the Act with effect from 1 March 2008.
For the purposes of this notice:

Earnings" means the regular annual remuneration before deductions, i.e. income tax, pension, medical and similar payments but excluding similar payments (contributions) made by the employer in respect of the employee: Provided that subsistence and transport allowance received or
achievement awards, intermittent payments for occasional overtime shall not be regarded as remuneration for the purpose of this notice.
Government Notice No. R 356 published in Government Gazette 25012 shall be withdrawn with effect from 1 March 2008.

This determination replaces the determination published under Government Notice R 100 in Government Gazette No 30720 on 1 February 2008.

9. Ordinary hours of work
10. Overtime
11. Compressed working week
12. Averaging of hours of work
15. Daily and weekly rest period
16. Pay for work on Sundays
17. Night work
18. Public holidays