Department Of Labour Domestic Worker

Department Of Labour Domestic Worker

Department Of Labour Domestic Worker



All About Domestic workers

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Minimum wages for the Domestic sector.

Sectoral Determination
All the sectoral determination of an act

Acts & Amendments
Read or download labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts

Basic Guides
Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation
Basic Guide to Annual Leave (Domestic Workers)
Rules for annual leave as prescribed by Sectoral Determination 7 for domestic workers
Basic Guide to Child Labour (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 for domestic workers does not allow for the employment of children under the age of 15.
Basic Guide to Deductions (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 allows for deductions from a domestic worker’s pay only under certain conditions
Basic Guide to Employment Contracts (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 requires that employers give domestic  workers certain details of their employment in writing
Basic Guide to Family Responsibility Leave (Domestic Workers)
Under Sectoral Determination 7, domestic workers may take paid leave to attend to certain family situations
Basic Guide to Maternity Leave (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 gives pregnant domestic workers the right to take maternity leave
Basic Guide to Minimum Wages (Domestic Workers)
Minimum wages as set out in Sectoral Determination 7.
Basic Guide to Overtime (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers regulates overtime working hours and pay for such hours.
Basic Guide to Pay Slips (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 stipulates that employers must give domestic workers certain details each time they are paid.
Basic Guide to Public Holidays (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 stipulates the conditions for working on Public Holidays for domestic workers.
Basic Guide to Sick Leave (Domestic Workers)
Rules for sick leave as prescribed by Sectoral Determination 7 for domestic workers.
Basic Guide to Temporary Employment Services (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 sets the regulations for temporary employment agencies for domestic workers.
Basic Guide to Termination (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers stipulates the procedures for termination of an employment contract.
Basic Guide to UIF Registration
All employers must register with the UIF or SARS.
Basic Guide to Working Hours (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7 regulates working hours and rest periods for domestic workers.
Basic Guide to Working on Sundays (Domestic Workers)
Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic workers prescribes the wages for working on a Sunday.
Employer’s Guide to UIF
Employers must register themselves and their workers with the UIF and pay contributions monthly.
Worker’s Guide to UIF
All workers must contribute 1% of their pay to the UIF. To claim for benefits certain documents need to be completed and handed in at a labour centre.
How To
Simple step-by step instructions for processes and procedures
How To Apply to Pay the UIF Annually
Employers who want to pay UIF annually may do so before the 7 of March every year.
How To De-register with the UIF
Employers must complete certain documents to de-register with the UIF and then follow up to make sure that it has been done.
How To do UIF Declarations



Employers can mail, fax, email or do their declarations online.
Forms and Sample Documents
Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents issued by the Department of Labour
Form BCEA4 – Pay Slip
Employers must give their workers pay slips so they can keep record of their pay details.
Form BCEA5 – Certificate of Service
Employers must give workers a Certificate of Service when their employment is terminated to prove that they worked for the employer.
Form UI-8D – Application for registration as an employer of workers in a PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD
Application for Registration as an employer of Domestic Workers with the UIF
Sample – Domestic worker employment contract
An example of a domestic workers employment contract.