Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Sectoral Determinations

Sectoral Determination 7 : Domestic Worker Sector, South Africa

Part B : Wages

3. Annual wage increases
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(1)Every domestic worker must be granted wage increases of at least 8% on 1 November 2003 and on 1 November 2004.

 

(2)The wage increases in terms of sub-clause (1) must be calculated on the domestic worker's actual wage in the preceding month .

 

(3)If the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index reported by Statistics South Africa six weeks before a wage increase in terms of this clause comes into effect is 10% or higher, domestic workers will be entitled to receive a wage increase equivalent to the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

 

(4)Any wage increase in excess of 8% required in terms of sub-clause (3) must be published in the Government Gazette as an amendment to this sectoral determination.

 

 

Wage Tables for the Domestic Worker Sector

 

DOMESTIC WORKER MINIMUM WAGE SCHEDULE

Table 1: Area A-Minimum wages for domestic workers who work more than 27 ordinary hours per week

Table 2: Area A-Minimum wages for domestic workers who work 27 ordinary hours per week or less

Bergrivier Local Municipality, Breederivier Local Municipality, Buffalo City Local Municipality, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Cederberg Local Municipality, City of Cape Town, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Drakenstein Local Municipality, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Emalahleni Local Municipality, Emfuleni Local Municipality, Ethekwini Metropolitan Unicity, Gamagara Local Municipality, George Local Municipality, Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality, Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, Kgatelopele Local Municipality, Khara Hais Local Municipality, Knysna Local Municipality, Kungwini Local Municipality, Kouga Local Municipality, Langeberg Local Municipality, Lesedi Local Municipality, Makana Local Municipality, Mangaung Local Municipality, Matzikama Local Municipality, Metsimaholo Local Municipality, Middelburg Local Municipality, Midvaal Local Municipality, Mngeni Local Municipality, Mogale Local Municipality, Mosselbaai Local Municipality, Msunduzi Local Municipality, Mtubatu Local Municipality, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Nelson Mandela, Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality, Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Overstrand Local Municipality, Plettenbergbaai Local Municipality, Potchefstroom Local Municipality, Randfontein Local Municipality, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Swartland Local Municipality, Swellendam Local Municipality, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Umdoni Local Municipality, uMhlathuze Local Municipality and Witzenberg Local Municipality

Minimum rates for the period 3 December 2018

to promulgation of the minimum wage provision contained in the National Minimum Wage Act.

Minimum rates for the period 3 December 2018

to promulgation of the minimum wage provision contained in the National Minimum Wage Act.

Hourly Rate     (R)

13.69

Hourly Rate     (R)

16.03

Weekly Rate   (R)

616.03*

Weekly Rat e  (R)

432.78***

Monthly Rate (R)

2669.24**

Monthly Rate (R)

1875.22****

Table 1: Area B (Areas not mentioned in Area A)

Minimum wages for domestic workers who work more than 27 ordinary hours per week

Table 2: Area B (Areas not mentioned in Area A)

Minimum wages for domestic workers who work 27 ordinary hours per week or less

Hourly Rate     (R)

12.47

Hourly Rate     (R)

14.72

Weekly Rate   (R)

561.27*

Weekly Rate   (R)

397.37***

Monthly Rate  (R)

2431.97**

Monthly Rate (R)

1721.81****

*   Indicate weekly rate for employees working a maximum of 45 ordinary hours per week.

** Indicate monthly rate for employees working a maximum of 45 ordinary hours per week.

***   Indicate weekly rate for employees working a maximum of 27 ordinary hours per week.

**** Indicate monthly rate for employees working a maximum of 27 ordinary hours per week.

 

[Sectoral Determination 7, Clause 3, Tables and 2, substituted by section 1 of Notice No. 1332, GG 42077,dated 3 December 2018, with effect from 3 December 2018]