The minimum wage for South Africa’s domestic workers, including housekeepers, gardeners, nannies and domestic drivers, will be increased from December 1 2016 until November 30, 2017. This was announced by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant this week.
According to the new rules, domestic workers who work more than 27 ordinary hours per week will earn:
– R2 422.54 per month, R559.09 per week or R12.42 per hour in metropolitan areas, which represents an 8.2% increase from the previous year;
In addition, domestic workers who work less than 27 hours per week will receive:
– a R14.54 hourly rate, a R392.58 weekly rate and a R1 701.06 monthly rate in major metropolitan areas, which represents an 8.2% increase;
In the Vaal Triangle, which is a “B-area”, the minimium wage will be as follows:
Domestic workers who work in “Area B” and who work for more than 27 hours a week will have an hourly rate of R11.31‚ a weekly rate of R508.93 and a monthly rate of R2205.17.
“The minimum wage adjustment is in line with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act which is regulated through the Sectoral Determination. Domestic workers are by law classified as vulnerable‚ hence the Sectoral Determination governing minimum wage and conditions of employment‚” the department said in a statement.
The latest wage hike will be applicable until November 30 next year, the minister said in a statement, adding that this wage adjustment is in line with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act which is regulated through the Sectoral Determination.
