Which of the following is CORRECT? (1) Except where a minimum wage is prescribed in terms of a collective agreement or a sectoral or wage determination, employer and employee are free to negotiate the amount to be paid as remuneration. (2) At common law, if the parties do not fix the remuneration, it is implied that the employer will pay the employee what the employer can afford to pay. (3) The employer is bound to pay the employee the amount agreed upon. (4) At common law, if the parties do not fix the remuneration, it is implied that the employer will pay the employee a reasonable remuneration. (5) The employer is bound to pay the employee the amount agreed upon regarding their remuneration, unless that month, a crisis like COVID 19, has negatively affected revenue, thus it can pay the employee what is reasonable remuneration.

• A.Only 1, 3 and 4 are CORRECT
• B.Only 1, 4 and 5 are CORRECT
• C.Only 1, 2 and 3 are CORRECT
• D.Only 2 and 5 are CORRECT
• E.Only 4 and 5 are CORRECT