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Domestic Worker Minimum Wage Goes Up on 1 December 2016

The Department of Labour has announced that the minimum wage for domestic workers will increase on 1 December 2016 in terms of Sectoral Determination 7 (SD7).

SD7 covers the following employees:

  • All domestic workers in South Africa (except domestic workers who work on farms or are covered by another sectoral determination or a bargaining council);
  • Persons employed by employment services;
  • Independent contractors;
  • A person doing gardening in a private home;
  • Persons who look after children, the aged, the sick, the frail or the disabled in a private household;
  • A person employed to drive the car taking children of the household to school.
 The minimum wage for the period 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 is as follows:

The minimum wage rate for domestic employees who work more than 27 ordinary working hours per week:

AREA A

  • Monthly – R2422.54 (45 hour week)
  • Weekly – R559.09 (45 hour week)
  • Hourly – R12.42

AREA B

  • Monthly – R2205.16 (45 hour week)
  • Weekly – R508.93 (45 hour week)
  • Hourly – R11.31

The minimum wage rate for domestic employees who work 27 ordinary working hours per week or less:

AREA A

  • Monthly – R1701.06
  • Weekly – R392.59
  • Hourly – R14.54

AREA B

  • Monthly – R1562.21
  • Weekly – R360.54
  • Hourly – R13.35

According to the wage table released by the Department of Labour, the minimum wage increase for domestic employees in Area A is 8,6% and Area B is 10,6%.

If you have any questions about the minimum wage for domestic workers or any other employment issues, contact McCarthy & Associates Attorneys on (033) 266 6170 or rob@mccarthylaw.co.za.