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DoL confirms that forestry wages apply to 9-hour day

In response to an enquiry from Forestry South Africa (FSA), the Department of Labour (DoL) has confirmed that the new minimum wages for workers in the country's commercial forestry sector are based on a nine-hour working day...

By Lloyd Phillips

20 May 2015

DoL confirms that forestry wages apply to 9-hour day

Confusion initially arose when the 24 February 2015 Government Gazette that proposed the new forestry sector minimum wages, and asked for public comment on these proposals, did not specifically state that these wages applied to a nine hour working day.

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Source: Farmer's Weekly

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