Labour standards acting director Titus Mtsweni said the review process would begin with hearings on 18 February in Mpumalanga.
"We will be hosting joint public hearings and site visits‚ because both sectoral determinations [hospitality and taxi sector] are due for review by 1 July 2013‚" he said.
The taxi industry's sectoral determination came into effect in July 2005 and in the hospitality sector in July 2007.
It covers aspects such as minimum working hours‚ minimum wages‚ number of leave days and termination rules.
Mtsweni encouraged employers‚ employees‚ trade unions and organisations to participate in this year's reviews.
The reviews‚ which were conducted every three years‚ would assist in determining a new minimum wage and what impact the proposed wages would have on job creation or job losses. The department said the reviews also determined the impact proposed wages would have on poverty alleviation and the cost of living.
The current minimum wage for a taxi driver was R2,450. Taxi rank marshals earned a minimum of R1,959. In the hospitality sector‚ a company with 10 or fewer employees paid a minimum salary of R1,981 a month. Companies with more than 10 employees paid R2,209. The department will report its findings to the Employment's Conditions Commission.
The body advises Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on minimum wages.
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