New wages for domestic workers in Standerton
The Government Gazette stipulated in its schedule a minimum hourly rate for the different regions and in Mpumalanga workers are entitled to R18,90.
According to a report on our sister Caxton website, Fourways Review, it is believed that there are more than 1.5 million domestic workers in South Africa who account for more than eight per cent of South Africa’s total workforce.
As such, they are protected and provided for by the Department of Labour and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
As part of this government guidance, the department annually determines how much these workers should be paid by their employers.
The Minister of Labour, Ms Mildred Oliphant, updated the minimum wage requirements for domestic workers in both rural and urban areas countrywide on 15 December last year.
The Government Gazette stipulated in its schedule a minimum hourly rate for the different regions and in Mpumalanga workers are entitled to R18,90.
The relevant period is from 1 January to 30 November.
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