MRL3702 Assignment 1 2025 | Due March 2025

MRL3702 ASSESMENT 1 S1 2025

Study the case of Quantum Foods (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner H Jacobs N.O. and
Others (JA85/2022) [2023] ZALAC 27; [2024] 1 BLLR 32 (LAC); (2024) 45 ILJ 71
(LAC) (18 October 2023) and write a two-page (maximum) legal opinion about the
case. Your answer must include the following aspects –

•Summary of the facts of the case

•Issue(s) in dispute in the case

•The court’s decision

•At the end provide a well-supported legal opinion which should cover the
importance of the case (the part on the importance of the case is important as it carries
more marks

LEGAL OPINION

Case: Quantum Foods (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner H Jacobs N.O. and Others
(JA85/2022) [2023] ZALAC 27; [2024] 1 BLLR 32 (LAC); (2024) 45 ILJ 71 (LAC) (18
October 2023)

Summary of the Facts

Quantum Foods (Pty) Ltd sought to align its employees’ wages with the National
Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (the Act). To achieve this, it restructured its payslips to
include a contractual bonus and employer contributions to a provident fund, ensuring
that the total remuneration met the statutory minimum wage requirements. The
General Workers Union of South Africa (the union) challenged this approach, arguing
that these payments should not be factored into the minimum wage calculation. The