More rights for domestic workers
The Unemployment Insurance Act is also apparently under review.
LABOUR Minister Mildred Oliphant on Saturday announced that domestic workers will soon be covered by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (Coida) Act.
This is according to a report on the SABreakingNews website, which went on to say the Act was currently undergoing a Parliamentary review and would be passed in the near future.
The report added Oliphant indicated that the Unemployment Insurance Act is also under review.
SAnews.gov.za quotes Oliphant as saying the review will include extending benefits to workers when going on maternity leave and extending the claim period and the benefit’s timeframe.
She encourgaed domestic workers to register for unemployment insurance benefits at labour centres, saying these benefits extend to both South African and legal foreign nationals working locally as domestic workers.
