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[TOP STORY] Minimum wage increase: Challenges for SMEs and employers

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‘My recommendation would be to invoke the exemption procedures that are part of this national policy instrument that allows employers, who are struggling with affordability, to seek exemption,’ says Justine Lambrechts, senior associate at Kirchmanns.

6 Feb 2025 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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