The hidden cost of South Africa’s restaurant industry

South Africa’s restaurant industry is facing a crisis of exploitation – underpaid staff, long hours and broken labour laws. What’s next?have revealed a disturbing trend of exploitation. Despite existing labour laws, restaurants have been found violating basic employment conditions, payingreported that at Babel, waitstaff were paid as little as R150 per shift, far below the legal minimum of R27.58 per hour. Such practices violate Section 7 of the BCEA, which mandates fair remuneration..

The Department of Labour’s recent actions are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to ensure that these exploitative practices are eradicated. Employers must be held accountable, and the industry reformed to prevent further abuse of vulnerable workers.South Africa’s restaurant industry to better protect workers’ rights?

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