Minimum wage legislation is central in South African policy discourse, with both strong support and strong opposition. The validity of either position depends, however, on the effectiveness of minimum wage enforcement. Using detailed matching of occupational, sectoral and locational codes in the 2007 Labour Force Survey to the gazetted minimum wages, this paper presents, we believe for the first time, estimates of minimum wage violation in South Africa.
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Bhorat, H., Kanbur, R., Mayet, N. 2011-10. Minimum Wage Violation in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/143. University of Cape Town.
Bhorat, H., Kanbur, R., & Mayet, N. (2011). Minimum Wage Violation in South Africa (Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/143). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7288
Bhorat, Haroon, Ravi Kanbur, and Natasha Mayet Minimum Wage Violation in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/143. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7288
Bhorat H, Kanbur R, Mayet N. Minimum Wage Violation in South Africa. 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7288
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