Die implikasie van 'n minimumloon vasstelling vir die landbousektor in die Noordwes-provinsie / Linda Grimbeek

• Main Author: Grimbeek, Linda
• Published: North-West University 2009
• Subjects: Minimum wage; Sectoral determination; Natura; Labour Relations Act; Marx; Von Bertallanfy; Globilisation; Per capita; Social-economic aspects; Poverty; Unemployment; Agricultural sector.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1688

Poverty is a significant world wide issue. Although literature on the impact of a minimum wage in the agricultural sector is rather limited, previous empirical research shows that employment was reduced with the implementation of a minimum wage. The following questions are studied: - Does the implementation of a minimum wage have any effect on employment in the agricultural sector of the North-West province? - Is there any relation between poverty and unemployment? - Does the implementation of a minimum wage and sectoral determination have any impact on social-economic issues. The empirical study is carried out by way of a questionnaire from which responses are investigated. A random sample was used to evaluate the effect of a minimum wage on employment and social-economic factors in the North-West province. The target population includes all the affiliated members of Agri North-West. This group is negative about labour laws and experiences that the implementation of a minimum wage has a negative effect on employment. The agricultural sector provides many job opportunities in South Africa. Seeing that a minimum wage has a negative impact on employment in the North-West province, further research is recommended. === Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Sociology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.