Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Worker Sector, South Africa
Part B : Wages
2. Wages

 

 

1)        With effect from 1 November 2002, an employer must pay a domestic worker at least the minimum wage prescribed in this clause.

2)        An employer must pay a domestic worker who works more than 27 ordinary hours of work per week

a)        at least the weekly or monthly wage set out in Table 1; or

b)        by agreement between the employer and domestic worker, at least the hourly rate set out in Table 1 for every hour or part of an hour that the domestic worker works.

3)        An employer must pay a domestic worker who works 27 or less ordinary hours of work per week –

a)        at least the weekly or monthly wage set out in Table 2;

b)        by agreement between the employer and domestic worker, at least the hourly rate set out in Table 2 for every hour or part of an hour that the domestic worker works.

4)        A domestic worker who works for less than four hours on any day must be paid for four hours' work on that day.