A new proposal by the Department of Employment and Labour’s National Minimum Wage Commission means domestic workers in South Africa could receive a significant and mandatory pay hike.
This is everything you need to know about the new laws for domestic workers that were signed into law in April 2023.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit domestic workers in the country have really struggled, and many have been left unemployed.
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South Africa’s minimum wage may have seen an increase, but the same can’t be said for the salaries of many domestic workers.
If you’re an employer that only pays your domestic worker the legally required minimum wage, then you might want to make a note of the changes effective March 1, 2021.
As of June 1, domestic workers were allowed to return to work under strict conditions. Here’s what you need to know.
Your domestic worker is your employee, and as such it’s important that you ensure that you’re paying them a reasonable, living wage.
A new High Court ruling could have a major positive impact on the rights of domestic workers in South Africa.
A perennial, never-ending topic of discussion for privileged South Africans is what constitutes a fair wage for domestic workers. This website should help.
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If you’re one of those that only pays their domestic worker the required minimum wage, then you’ll want to check out the proposed changes for 2018.
The battle to increase the minimum wage in South Africa has been in the news of late, so here are a few things to bear in mind.
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There are a select few people out there who derive actual enjoyment from cleaning their homes, but for the rest you’re in luck.
It’s cool that you pay just above the minimum wage, and it’s cool that you leave food for lunch, but is that really all that should be expected?
There are grounds for reasonable dismissal when it comes to your domestic worker. Then there’s this, which might end badly for the man in question.
Domestic workers often become a part of the family, and now these guys are making it helluva easy to treat them as such.
I’ve often wished I could go shopping in a friend’s closet, but a Sandton domestic worker took it one step further when she took her employer’s wedding dress for a spin and showed off about it on Facebook.