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ZAF-1957-L-39231
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Title_of_text
Wage Act 1957 (No. 5 of 1957)[as amended through Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act, No. 97 of 1986]
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers; Wages
Adopted on (Date of text)
1957
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Consolidates and amends the law relating to the establishment of a wage board, the determination of terms and conditions of employment and other incidental matters. Does not apply to, inter alia, employment in farming or in domestic service in private households, public servants, or to employees within the public educational system. The Act is applicable to migrant workers. Updates available in: South African Labour Law, eds. Clive Thompson, Paul Benjamin (Kenwyn: Juta & Co.).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1957-08-15
Initial Act
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1984-03-14 (ZAF-1984-L-334)
Wage Amendment Act 1984.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
1997-11-26 (ZAF-1997-L-49064)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 [No. 75 of 1997].
Repealing text(s)
1997-11-26 (ZAF-1997-L-49064)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 [No. 75 of 1997].
Serial region
Serial title
Statutes of the Republic of South Africa
Volume
Vol. 10
Page range
pp. 641-683