Domestic Workers’ Wages up 1 December

December 8, 2016 Kapp Van Wyk Van Zyl Inc

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This year’s new minimum wages for all domestic workers are set out in the table at the end of this article.

 

Who is covered?

  • All domestic workers in South Africa working in a private household
  • People employed by employment services
  • Independent contractors who are doing domestic work
  • A person doing gardening in a private home
  • People who look after children, sick or old people and people with disabilities in a private home
  • A person driving for the household

But excluding –

  • Domestic workers employed on farms
  • Domestic workers employed in activities covered by another sectoral determination or bargaining council agreement (such as contract cleaning workers).

 

Are you in Area A or Area B?

Area A includes most major metropolitan areas; Area B is all other areas.

See the full lists on the Department of Labour website.

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