Should the wage regulating measure or the national minimum wage be applied to employees when calculating ETI?

Should the wage regulating measure or the national minimum wage be applied to employees when calculating ETI?

The higher of the Wage Regulating Measure or the National Minimum Wage Rate should be applied as the ETI minimum wage.

Note! The employee must earn at least the minimum wage as specified by the higher of the National Minimum Wage Act OR a wage regulating measure.

The national minimum wage is regulated by the  below National Minimum Wage Act. 
The Wage regulating Measure includes:
  1. A collective agreement as per section 23 of the Labour Relations Act
  2. A sectoral determination as per Section 51 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
  3. A binding Bargaining Council agreement as per section 31 of the Labour Relations Act. This includes agreements that were extended by the Minister of Labour in terms of Section 32 of the Labour Relations Act.
To access the Labour Relations Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act please refer to the below links: