Domestic workers
National minimum wage increases to R21.69 per hour from 1 March
Domestic workers will now earn R19.09 per hour while the farm worker sector will now be aligned with the national minimum wage rate.
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Domestic workers can retrospectively claim workers' compensation, ConCourt rules
The court declared a section of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act unconstitutional to the extent that it excludes domestic workers employed at private households from the definition of 'employee'.
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ANALYSIS: Support for SA's women informal workers is urgent amid pandemic
Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.
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Sadsawu calls on employers to ensure domestic workers have PPE
Thousands of domestic workers are back at the workplace from Monday under lockdown level 3.
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Nxesi: Employers must provide PPE, sanitisers for returning domestic workers
On Monday, service staff will join over 8 million South African employees who will be returning to work for the first time since the lockdown was enforced in March.
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Health protocols 'must be met' before domestic workers return to work
They are among the eight million workers that Patel said would be heading back to help to get the wheels of the economy turning again after weeks of lockdown.
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Domestic workers plead for financial assistance during lockdown
The South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union called on government to make some money from the Solidarity Fund available to its members so they could provide for their families.
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Why the ConCourt case for domestic workers is so important - for employers too
The highest court in the land is hearing a landmark ruling for domestic workers in South Africa. A new report puts its importance into perspective.
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SA still hobbled by abusive legacy of domestic work
Domestic workers in South Africa often live on the premises of their employers, in subpar conditions, without job security, and on low wages.
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Domestic workers now able to claim for injuries sustained at work
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that domestic workers were eligible to claim from the Compensation Fund if they were injured, contracted a disease at their place of work.
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[LISTEN] Reviewing the plight of domestic workers in SA
CapeTalk presenter Pippa Hudson speaks to Kelebogile Khunou, a researcher at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, about some of the key challenges experienced by domestic workers.
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[OPINION] Stereotyping holds us back
Lisa Joshua Sonn says we have to build a new foundation of trust in the people we recruit to work at our homes.
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[LISTEN] How much should you be paying your domestic worker in 2018?
Manager at the Department of Labour Stephen Rathai says the pay of domestic workers depends on the towns in which they work.
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OPINION: Domestic goddess, domestic goodness
Lisa Joshua Sonn says being a domestic worker in SA leaves thousands of women vulnerable to exploitation.
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DA reports Lumka Yengeni to Parly Ethics Committee
The DA's Ian Ollis says the party wants a Parliamentary probe into Lumka Yengeni's actions.
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ANC in Parliament comes out in defence of Lumka Yengeni
Lumka Yengeni has been accused of flouting several labour laws by her former domestic worker.
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ANC MP accused of flouting labour laws
Lucia Dlephu was employed by Lumka Yengeni to take care of her mother-in-law who lives in Gugulethu.
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Salaries of domestic workers in the spotlight
The Department of Labour is holding public hearings to determine a new sectoral wage for domestic workers.
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‘SA girls trapped in unpaid domestic work’
Fedusa said many child labourers were either in the agriculture or domestic work sector.
