The National Minimum Wage which came into effect on Tuesday, 1 January stipulates a
minimum national rate of R20 per hour, or R3 500 per month, depending on the number
of hours worked is to be paid to low income earners. Labour expert at Strata-G labour
solutions, Tertius Wessels, Senior Legal Advisor at Strata G Labour And Hr Solutions joins you to explain what recourse there is for an employer
who doesn’t pay the minimum wage, and perhaps what the process is for someone who
wants to report such exploitation.