15 June 2007
A roll out of the long awaited sectoral determination aimed at regulating
conditions of employment and minimum wages in the hospitality industry was
finally launched in George and Cape Town this week. The sectoral determination
which was promulgated by Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Tuesday, 15
May 2007, will come into effect on Sunday, 1 July 2007.
The determination applies to employers and employees engaged in the
hospitality sector activities in the Republic of South Africa. Hospitality
sector means any commercial business or part of a commercial business in which
employers and employees are associated with one of the following
activities:
* providing accommodation in a hotel, motel, inn, resort, game lodge,
hostel, guest house, guest farm or bed and breakfast establishment including
short stay, self catering, time shares, camps, caravan parks
* restaurants, pubs, taverns, cafes, tea rooms, coffee shops, fast foods
outlets, snack bars, industrial or commercial caterers, function caterers,
contract caterers that prepare, serve or provide prepared food or liquid
refreshments, drinks in sealed bottles or cans whether in doors or outdoors or
in the open air, for consumption on or off the premises.
The determination excludes employers and employees involved in the trade of
letting of flats, rooms or houses. It also stipulates that the minimum wages
should exclude gratuities or tips. Employers with less than 10 employees are
required to pay the minimum of R1 480 per month, while those employing more
than 10 employees are required to pay R1 650 per month.
This newly promulgated determination replaces the old one which grouped the
hospitality sectors into four, namely: accommodation, catering trade, hotel
trade and the letting of flats or rooms.
For more details on the calculation of wages and the sectoral determination,
interested parties are requested to refer to the government gazette no. 29885
or visit the department website � http://www.labour.gov.za.
Enquiries:
Zolisa Sigabi
Cell: 082 906 3878
Issued by: Department of Labour
15 June 2007
Source: Department of Labour (http://www.labour.gov.za)
