The latest relief ahead of the festive season will be applicable until 30 November 2017.
According to the Department of Labour, 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 new sectoral determination of domestic workers prescribes that the minimum wages for domestic workers who work more than 27 ordinary hours per week will earn as follows:
The minimum wages for domestic workers from 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015 who work 27 ordinary hours per week or less is as follows:
Domestic workers include housekeepers, gardeners, nannies and domestic drivers among others.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s contract cleaning employees’ minimum wages have also been adjusted upward with effect from 1 December 2016.
In terms of the Sectoral Determination that prescribes minimum wages in the sector - workers in:
The increases cover the period 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017.
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