Domestic Workers

MARECIA DAMONS Originally published on GroundUp The minimum wage for domestic workers went up from R15.57 an hour to R19.09 an hour this week. But unions are disappointed that the wage is still not at the level of the national minimum…

ConCourt backdates claims to 1994 Domestic workers who get injured in the private homes of their employers will now be able to claim compensation for their injuries. Even those who were injured as far back as April 27 1994 will be able to…

BY NOMAHLUBI JORDAAN The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed a complaint about an advert that depicts a black woman providing domestic services to a mixed-race couple. Suri Tsholetsane filed a complaint with the ASA…

Domestic workers, gardeners and jobless taught English SARAH KINGON COMPELLED to action in view of growing unemployment, Hester Browne spends three evenings a week educating those who did not have the opportunity earlier in life.…