Domestic workers saw a substantially bigger increase in minimum wage, rising from R19.09 per hour to 88% of the national minimum wage in 2021. Assuming a domestic worker works 160 hours per month (eight hours per day, 20 days per month), the monthly wage is R3,710.
What is South Africa’s new minimum wage for 2022?
R23.19
South Africa’s minimum wage was most recently amended on 1 March 2022, with the amount set at R23.19 for each regular hour worked, marking a 6.9% rise over the minimum pay set in 2021.
In South Africa, how much do you pay a maid?
The minimum pay in 2021, assuming 160 hours worked per month, was R3,054 for domestic employees at R19.09 per hour. In 2022, this will rise to R3,710 at R23.19 per hour, a 21.5% increase.
How many hours a day should a domestic worker work?
Working hours:
Employees are permitted to work: A limit of 45 regular hours per week; 9 regular hours on any given day if the domestic worker only works 5 days a week or less.
If the domestic worker works more than 5 days a week, she must work 8 regular hours on any given day.
Do domestic servants get paid?
According to Janit, an employer is not legally compelled to provide any bonus to a domestic worker, and the size of the bonus is entirely at the discretion of the employer. “We do our utmost to teach staff that a bonus is not a legal need – and a 13th cheque is not an employer requirement.”
How many sick days may a domestic worker take?
Illness leave
An employee is entitled to one day of paid sick leave for every 26 days worked during the first six months of employment. During a 36-month sick leave cycle, an employee is entitled to paid sick leave equivalent to the amount of days the employee would ordinarily work in a 6-week period.
