December 2016

Failure by “designated” employers to lodge their employment equity reports on time risks severe penalties, with first offenders risking a fine of the greater of R1,5m or 2% of turnover (increasing to the greater of R2,7m or 10% of turnover for serial offenders). Lack of enforcement in the past (apart from a few high-profile exceptions) […]

This year’s new minimum wages for all domestic workers are set out in the table at the end of this article. Who is covered? All domestic workers in South Africa working in a private household People employed by employment services Independent contractors who are doing domestic work A person doing gardening in a private home