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From the 1st of January 2018, the minimum wages for a domestic worker will be increased, this increase is only valid until the 30th of November 2018, likely in order to allow the Minimum Wage Act to replace the wage table.
Who is covered by the Sectoral Determination for Domestic Workers?
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Cabinet has approved the draft legislation to implement a National Minimum Wage for South Africa. At present the new proposed National Minimum Wage is set at R 20.00 per hour, which translates to approximately R 3 900.00 per month. For a comparison, the current Minimum Wage for a Domestic Worker is around R 12.42 per hour or R 2 421.90 per month.
While it is unclear what the exemptions would be, working on the assumption that all Sectoral Minimum Wages will have to be increased, this legislation holds the potential to increase unemployment even more. Currently South Africa has an unemployment rate of 27.7% for the third quarter of 2017 and in what is likely to be a repeat of the Farm Workers Minimum Wage which saw a 0.8% increase in unemployment when it was implemented in 2013 over a period which historically shows a decrease in unemployment. Read more “National Minimum Wage Legislation gets a nod from Cabinet”
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From the 1st of July 2017, the minimum wages for the Hospitality Sector will be increased, are you ready?
The Department of Labour has listed the Hospitality Sector as a sector employing vulnerable workers, meaning that a larger interest is given on regulating their hours of work and minimum wages.
Another important consideration here is that due to the nature of work in this sector, employees are often paid low “Basic” wages with the addition of commission. Read more “Hospitality Sector Minimum Wages 2017/18”
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From the 1st of December 2016, the minimum wages for domestic workers will be increased, are you ready?
What is the minimum wage for domestic workers?
Every year we hear about minimum wages and the yearly increase. Do not be in the dark 2015/2016, let us explain it to you!
Who is covered by the Sectoral Determination for Domestic Workers?
They all are covered by the Sectoral Determination for Domestic Workers, except in the event that they fall under a bargaining council or another Sectoral Determination.
An example of where an employee will fall under Sectoral Determination is a gardener at the office or a cleaner at the factory. Read more “Domestic Workers Minimum Wages 2016/17”