{"id":1651,"date":"2017-08-07T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2017-08-07T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:22:03","slug":"much-pay-labourers-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/much-pay-labourers-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How much should I pay my labourers in South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The department of labour announced that all labourers that fall under the definition of \u201cdomestic worker\u201d which includes housekeepers, gardeners, nannies, domestic drivers among others are to be paid the following rates as a minimum as of the 1st<\/sup> of December 2016.<\/p>\n Note: Area A refers to large metropolitan municipalities and built up areas and suburbs. Area B refers to all other municipalities<\/p>\n Labourers who work\u00a027 ordinary hours a week or more<\/strong><\/p>\n Labourers who work\u00a0less than 27 ordinary hours a week<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, a new minimum wage has been passed meaning that all labourers, including domestic workers and gardeners should be earning no less than R20 per hour (R3500 per month).<\/p>\n In anticipation for this, the ClockWork app ensures that no worker will be paid less than R20 per hour.<\/p>\n A good barometer of what to pay a labourer, domestic worker or similar is to ask yourself. \u201cWhat would I demand for completing this task?\u201d Trust your own judgement, your intuition is right more often than not. Another option is to reach out to friends or acquaintances who have had similar jobs done and see what the going rate is.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Minimum<\/strong><\/td>\n Area A<\/strong><\/td>\n Area B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hourly Rate<\/td>\n R12.42<\/td>\n R11.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Weekly Rate<\/td>\n R559.09<\/td>\n R508.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monthly Rate<\/td>\n R2 422.54<\/td>\n R2 205.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Minimum<\/strong><\/td>\n Area A<\/strong><\/td>\n Area B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hourly rate<\/td>\n R14.54<\/td>\n R13.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Weekly Rate<\/td>\n R392.58<\/td>\n R360.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monthly Rate<\/td>\n R1 701.06<\/td>\n R1 562.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Our Recommendation<\/h3>\n