The increase in the earnings threshold means more workers are now afforded the protections offered through certain provisions of the BCEA regulating overtime and work hours. File photo.
More South African workers will benefit from basic labour protections after Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi announced that the legal earnings threshold for employees would be raised on 1 April 2024.
Legal experts said this week that the fact that more people will benefit from the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and other labour laws is a positive development,…
