Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 7 : Domestic Worker Sector, South AfricaPart B : Wages4. Calculation of wages |
| (1) | The wage of a domestic worker must be calculated by reference to the domestic worker's ordinary hours of work. |
| (2) | For the purposes of any calculation in terms of this determination— |
| (a) | the hourly wage of a domestic worker is obtained by— |
| (i) | dividing the daily wage by the number of ordinary hours worked in a day; or |
| (ii) | dividing the weekly wage by the number of ordinary hours worked in a week. |
| (b) | the daily wage of a domestic worker is obtained by— |
| (i) | multiplying the hourly wage by the number of ordinary hours worked in a day; or |
| (ii) | dividing the weekly wage by the number of ordinary hours worked in a week. |
| (c) | the weekly wage of a domestic worker is obtained by— |
| (i) | multiplying the hourly wage by the number of ordinary hours worked in a week; or |
| (ii) | multiplying the daily wage by the number of days worked in a week; or |
| (iii) | dividing the monthly wage by four and one-third (13/3). |
| (d) | the monthly wage of a domestic worker is obtained by multiplying the weekly wage by four and a third (13/3) . |