2022 is off to a running start and most professional cricket and rugby teams are in full operational mode!

Some of our members have been fortunate to receive a salary increase while others are still in the grip of severe financial constraints due to their employers having cash flow problems.
The next few months will be important as we will get a better understanding of how the pandemic will impact crowd attendance and competitions.

Statistics South Africa has recently published the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) showing what workers are getting paid across the various sectors in the country.

According to the data, the average monthly earnings before deductions paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 1.6% quarter-on-quarter, from R23,681 in May 2021 to R24,051 in August 2021.

Total employment increased by 52,000 (0.5%) quarter-on-quarter, from 9,568,000 in June 2021 to 9,620,000 in September 2021. This was largely due to increases in the community services (63,000), mining (7,000) and transport (1,000) industries.

The electricity industry reported no quarterly change. However, there were decreases in the trade (-13,000), business services (-3,000), manufacturing (-2,000) and construction (-1,000) industries.

The latest salary data from BankservAfrica’s Take-home Pay Index shows that the average salary paid to employees, after-tax, is R15,042.

According to the index data, South Africa’s take-home pay has stayed between R12,000 – R13,150 over the last 25 months, indicating salaries in the formal sector have not changed drastically over the years.

In the last four months, the typical salary has remained below R11,000. Furthermore, the real typical salary in October 2021 reflected the highest decline since 2018.

This trend suggests South Africa has lost many high-salary jobs and that salaries for high earners in the civil service or private sector industries have not adjusted for the inflation increases.

We trust that this information has given you an indication of how your salary compares to the rest of the employees in South Africa.

We will endeavour to engage with your employers where applicable to push for realistic adjustments in your remuneration.

Regards.

TEAM SEU