Petrol pump attendants will earn a minimum of R1 962.45 per week (R7 850 a month), while cashiers will earn slightly less (R1 941.75 per week) for the 2024/2025 financial year, according to BusinessTech.
The Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) has agreed to these minimum wages for 2024/2025.
Petrol attendants will earn a minimum of R1 962.45 per week (R7 850 a month) or R43.61 per hour, while cashiers earn slightly less (R1 941.75 per week).
The changes will come into effect in September.
According to data from Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), roughly 140 000 people are employed in various positions at petrol stations.
The highest share of petrol station workers is in Gauteng, with roughly a third of petrol station jobs, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and then the Western Cape.
These provinces account for about two-thirds of petrol station employment.
Petrol attendants also earn tips for ‘complementary’ services, such as washing windows, checking oil, and inflating tyres. According to Glassdoor, an online salary and employment firm, surveys show that attendants earn roughly R750 in tips per month in Johannesburg.
A poll conducted by BusinessTech across 4,720 readers showed that the majority of South Africans don’t tip petrol attendants.
Of the respondents, 44% said they don’t tip, while 27% said they tip R5. Only 13% tipped over R10, 10% tip R20, and 3% tip more than R20.
Cost-of-living pressures may be partly to blame for people not tipping.