Domestic wage increases announced
The wage adjustment is in line with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
LABOUR Minister Mildred Olifant has announced the new minimum wages for domestic workers, including housekeepers, gardeners, nannies and domestic drivers.
The increase will take affect from 1 December and will be applicable until 30 November 2017.
The wage adjustment is in line with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
Domestic workers working 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 non-metropolitan areas the wages will increase to R2 205.17, R508.93 per week or R11.31 per hour representing a 10% increase.
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 (8.2% increase), while a R13.53 hourly rate, R360.54 weekly rate and R1 562.21 monthly rate is applicable in non-metropolitan areas, which is a 10% increase.
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