Restaurants win first round of legal fight to stop new wage rules
Mar 02, 2021, 05:41 PM
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In January, new wage rules were gazetted for all restaurants in South Africa as part of a controversial collective agreement.
Industry bodies launched a legal bid against the new agreement, and on Tuesday was granted an urgent court interdict.
For now, employers won't have to comply with the new rules, which
included mandatory pay hikes, December bonuses and weekly payments to clean uniforms.
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The restaurant industry struck a legal blow against a costly set of new rules for staff pay, which would have included mandatory pay hikes, December bonuses and weekly payments to clean uniforms.