Domestic worker wage increases

The increase for domestic worker wages, effective from 1 December 2016, was announced by the Department of Labour on Monday.

The increase for domestic worker wages, effective from 1 December 2016, was announced by the Department of Labour on Monday. The increase covers the minimum wages for contract cleaning employees and will be implemented between 1 December 2016 and 30 November 2017, when the new minimum wages will be announced.

The wages

According to a report, contract cleaning employees (including domestic workers, gardeners, housekeepers and nannies) in metropolitan areas will enjoy an increase of 8.2%, while workers from non-metropolitan areas will see a 10% increase.

The new wages, according to the South African Labour Guide, are as follows:

Workers who work more than 27 ordinary hours per week, must achieve:

	Hourly rate		Weekly rate		Monthly rate
	2016/2017	2015/2016	2016/2017	2015/2016	2016/2017	2015/2016
Area A (major metropolitan areas)	R12.42	R11.44	R559.09	R514.82	R2,422.54	R2,230.70
Area B (those not included in Area A)	R11.31	R10.23	R508.93	R460.15	R2,205.17	R1,993.82

Workers who work 27 ordinary hours or less per week

	Hourly rate		Weekly rate		Monthly rate
	2016/2017	2015/2016	2016/2017	2015/2016	2016/2017	2015/2016
Area A (major metropolitan areas)	R14.54	R13.39	R392.58	R361.50	R1,701.06	R1,566.35
Area B (those not included in Area A)	R13.53	R12.07	R360.54	R325.98	R1,562.21	R1,412.49

Sources: www.labourguide.co.za and www.gov.co.za

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