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Bargaining Council: New National Minimum Wage With Effect from 1 March 2022

The Minister of Employment and Labour has by Notice (No. 1732) in the Government Gazette (No. 45882 dated 7 February 2022) amended the National Minimum Wage from R21.69 per hour to R23.19 per hour, with effect from 1 March 2022. The amounts applicable to Learners have also been amended.



The required changes have been made to Annexure H to ensure that the correct information is used to determine salaries and to calculate contributions from 1 March 2022. Revised Annexure H wage schedules have been included on the Council’s website and can be accessed as follows:


For those establishments who receive their Returns electronically you can click on the links below each Division.

For those who do not receive their Returns electronically, you can access the documents on our website.



DIVISION 101 - GAUTENG, EXCLUDING ALBERTON, PRETORIA, WONDERBOOM, BRONKHORSPRUIT (KUNGWINI) AND CULLINAN


DIVISION 102 - EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE (EXCLUDING PORT ELIZABETH, UITENHAGE AND HUMANSDORP)


DIVISION 103 - KIMBERLEY AND ALL OF THE OTHER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS OF THE NORTHERN CAPE


DIVISION 104 - PORT ELIZABETH, UITENHAGE AND HUMANSDORP


DIVISION 105 - ALBERTON


DIVISION 106 – CAPE TOWN, WYNBERG, SIMONSTAD AND BELVILLE


DIVISION 106 (NEW SCOPE) - THE ENTIRE WESTERN CAPE (EXCLUDING CAPE TOWN, WYNBERG, SIMONSTAD AND BELVILLE)


DIVISION 107 - PROVINCE OF THE FREE STATE.


DIVISION 108 - NORTH-WEST PROVINCE ( EXCLUDING RUSTENBURG, BRITS AND MANKWE)


DIVISION 109 - THE ENTIRE KWA-ZULU NATAL PROVINCE


DIVISION 112 - PRETORIA, WONDERBOOM - working 40 hours hairdressing, 45 hours beauty and 25 hours part time


DIVISION 113 - PRETORIA, WONDERBOOM - working 45 hours and part time 25 hours - all categories


DIVISION 114 - BRONKHORSTSPRUIT AND CULLINAN


DIVISION 115 - RUSTENBURG, BRITS, MANKWE (HARTBEESPOORT)- working 45 hours


DIVISION 116 - THE ENTIRE LIMPOPO PROVINCE - working 45 hours


DIVISION 117 - MPUMALANGA PROVINCE - working 45 hours


Please consult the Council’s WEBSITE for the contact details of Agents in your area.


For more information, contact: www.hcsbc.co.za




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