A labour lawyer has warned households that they are legally liable to provide domestic worker benefits, even if a domestic renders services once a week.
A labour law expert has warned households who employ the domestic services of cleaners, cooks, gardeners and pool men - even just once a week, that they could be legally liable for employee benefits if they rendered a service beyond 24 hours monthly.
and wrongly believe that if you hire foreign workers, you are exempt from complying with domestic employment laws.MacGregor said non-compliance to domestic employment laws can lead to severe penalties and legal repercussions, including hefty fines and negative outcomes at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration .
He emphasised that South Africans must provide their domestic workers with an employment contract and job description. “When the employee no longer works for you, you must retain these records for at least three years thereafter,” he added.
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