by admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Featured, News
Minimum wages saw their first increase , on 1 March 2020, since being introduced in 2019. The rate for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked is R20. 76. In terms of a notice as published in the Government Gazette and signed by Employment and...
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
Stephen Hickmore: On 1st July each year we welcome the Government gazette publishing of minimum wages for the hospitality industry. A timely bit of warmth and cheer during our winter? The increase is calculated using the simple equation of CPI (consumer price Index)...
by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | Featured, News
A new report by online recruiter Giraffe found that banking and IT are the best paying industries in South Africa. Supermarkets were the worst paying industries, followed by restaurants and hotels.The report found that the average employee in South Africa earns...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, News
I thought this was an excellent article by Wendy Knowler on the East Coast radio website. Many restaurant workers are exploited. Everyday we hear about deductions for breakages, Tips on credit cards not being paid, no wage only tips. As you will read in this article...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 17, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
Opinion piece by Nick Martin – Hotel School graduate, serial hotel manager and hospitality educator. He is currently Director of the Swiss Hotel School, SA in Ferndale, Johannesburg What type of people are we attracting to the industry and what sort of future will we...