The Minimum Wage Order of 2022

                                                                 Translated by Dr. Jaba Shadrack

                                                            (Originally published in Swahili Language) 

Minimum Wage Order, Government Notice No. 687 Published on 25.11.2022

(Made under Section 39 (1) of the Labour Institutions Act)

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1.  This Order shall be known as the Minimum Wage Order of 2022 and shall come into operation on 1 January 2023.
2.  This Order shall apply to all employees and employers in the private sector.
3.  In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise -

“agriculture” shall include crop production, forest activities, animal husbandry and insect raising; the primary processing of agriculture and animal products by or on behalf of the operator of the undertaking, as well as the use and maintenance of machinery, equipment, appliances, tools and agricultural installations, including any process, storage, operation or transportation in the agricultural undertaking including cooperatives which are related to agricultural production;

"collective bargaining agreement" means a written agreement concluded by a registered trade union and an employer or registered employers association on any labour matter;

"commercial or industrial enterprises" means the carrying on for gain of any business, trade, profession or other similar activities but shall not include mining and agriculture;

"contractors" include civil engineering, building, mechanical, electrical and specialized contractors;

 "domestic worker" means any person engaged in domestic work in homes or households for wages;

  “employee” has the meaning assigned to it under the Employment and Labour Relations Act;

 “employer” has the meaning assigned to it under the Employment and Labour Relations Act; 

"energy" includes all processes that relate to the production or supply of energy from any source;

 

“multinational companies” means multinational corporations or international business companies that engage in business within and among multiple countries;  

 “mining operations” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under the Mining Act, and shall not include any processes related to the production of salt or limestone;

"potential businessman” means anyone who engages in highly productive and lucrative economic activities;

“private sector” means any sector other than the public sector; 

“small company” means all companies except large or multinational companies;

"large or tourist hotels" means all high-end and lucrative hotels, including camping and providing tourists with accommodation and other amenities.

 4. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, sectors and areas of minimum wages are hereby established as prescribed in the First Schedule to this Order.

 (2) Calculating comparable wage rates on an hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis shall be determined as prescribed in the First Schedule, made under section 26(1) of the Employment and Labour Relations Act.

 (3) The minimum wage rates specified in the Second Schedule to this Order shall be regarded as the minimum amount payable to an employee in the respective sector, and the employer may pay such employee above the minimum but shall not pay the employee below the prescribed amount in the respective sector.

(4) More favourable terms on the minimum wage rates shall be improved through collective bargaining agreements or as agreed otherwise.

 5. (1) Subject to the provision of this Order, employment standards applicable to all employees in each specified sector shall be as provided for under Part III of the Employment and Labour Relations Act or as stipulated in collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

 (2)     An employee shall, in addition to annual paid leave, be entitled to leave travel assistance once every two years of continuous service with the same employer.

(3)    The employee will be entitled to other allowances as agreed between the employer and the employee.

 (4) Notwithstanding the generality of this paragraph, a truck driver shall be entitled to an allowance for mileage, remote work, loading and unloading as agreed between drivers and employers.

6. Where any employee to whom the provisions of this Order apply is, at the commencement of this Order, entitled to receive wages at a higher rate than those prescribed or provided under this Order, that employee shall for so long as is employed by the same employer, continue to receive such higher wages and favourable terms.

 7.    The Minimum Wage Order, G.N. No. 196 of 2013 is hereby revoked.

                                                                              FIRST SCHEDULE

                                    (Made under paragraph 4 (1))

 

SECTORS AND SPECIFIC MINIMUM WAGE

1. Agricultural sector;
2. Health sector;
3. Telecommunication sector;
4.  Domestic and hospitality services;
5.  Private Security services;
6.  Energy sector;
7.  Transportation sector;
8.  Construction sector;
9.  Mining sector;
10.  Private school services;
11.  Commercial and industrial sectors;
12.  Fishing and marine services; and
13.  Other sectors.

  SECOND SCHEDULE

(Made under paragraph 4 (3))

MINIMUM WAGE RATES

                                                               

	Sector and area	Time	Rate TZS
1.	Agricultural sector	Hourly  Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly	718 5,385 32,310 64,620 140,000
2.	Health sector	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,000 7,501 45,003 90,007 195,000
3.	Telecommunication sector
	(a) Communication services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	2,564 19,232 115,394 230,787 500,000
	(b) Broadcasting and Mass Media, Postal and Courier Services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	1,154 8,654 51,927 103,854 225,000
4.	Domestic and hospitality services
	(a) domestic workers employed by diplomats and potential businessmen	Hourly  Daily  Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,282 9,616 57,697 115,393 250,000
	(b) domestic workers employed by entitled officers	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,026 7,693 46,157 92,315 200,000
	(c) domestic workers other than those employed by diplomats, potential businessmen and entitled officers who do not reside in the employer's household	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	615 4,616 27,694 55,389 120,000
	(d) Other domestic workers not specified in items (a), (b) and (c) above	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	308 2,308 13,847 27,694 60,000

 

 

 

	(e) large or tourist hotels	Hourly  Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly	1,539 11,539 69,236 138,472 300,000
	(f) Medium-size hotels	Hourly  Daily  Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	923 6,924 41,542 83,083 180,000
	(g) restaurants, lodges and bars	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	769 5,770 34,618 69,236 150,000
5.	Private Security services
	(a) large and multinational companies	Hourly  Daily  Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,139 8,539 51,235 102,469 222,000
	(b) small companies	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	759 5,693 34,156 68,313 148,000
6.	Energy sector
	(a) multinational companies	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	3,036 22,771 136,626 273,252 592,000
	(b) small companies	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,154 8,654 51,927 103,854 225,000
7.	Transportation sector
	(a) aviation services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	2,000 15,001 90,007 180,014 390,000
	(b) Clearing and Forwarding services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,846 13,847 83,083 166,167 360,000
	(c) Inland transport services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	1,539 11,539 69,236 138,472 300,000
8.	Construction sector
	(a) Contractors: Class I	Hourly Daily	2,154 16,155

 

 

 

		Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	96,931 193,861 420,000
	(b) Contractors: Class II - IV	Hourly  Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly	1,846 13,847 83,083 166,167 360,000
	(c) Contractors: Class V-VII	Hourly  Daily  Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,641 12,309 73,852 147,704 320,000
9.	Mining sector
	(a) Mining and prospecting Licences	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	2,564 19,232 115,394 230,787 500,000
	(b) holders of small-scale mining licences	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,539 11,539 69,236 138,472 300,000
	(c) dealer licences	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	2,308 17,309 103,854 207,708 450,000
	(d) broker licences	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,282 9,616 57,697 115,393 250,000
10.	Private school services (pre-primary, primary and secondary)	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,062 7,962 47,773 95,546 207,000
11.	Commercial and industrial sectors
	(a) business and manufacturing	Hourly  Daily  Weekly Fortnightly   Monthly	769 5,770 34,618 69,236 150,000
	(b) financial institutions	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	3,036 22,771 136,626 273,252 592,000
12.	Fishing and marine services	Hourly  Daily   Weekly Fortnightly  Monthly	1,221 9,155 54,927 109,855 238,000

 

 

 

13.	Other sectors not specified in this Order	Hourly	769
		Daily	5,770
		Weekly	34,618
		Fortnightly	69,236
		Monthly	150,000

 

 

 

Dodoma,                                                                     JOYCE L. NDALICHAKO

16 November 2022                             Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, Labour, Youth, Employment and people with Disabilities