Industry Wage Settlements | 2025 by LRS Actual Wage Rates Database / AWARD / collective bargaining agreements / wage bargaining / wages Median increases for selected industries.
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Bargaining Benchmarks | July 2025 by LRS GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages A resource for union negotiators in South Africa.
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