How much you must pay your domestic worker in 2026
The Department of Employment and Labour has published the latest adjustments to the National Minimum Wage, increasing the bare minimum that workers, including domestic workers, can be paid.
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What you should be paying your domestic worker in 2026
South African domestic workers are still struggling to hit the National Minimum Wage, despite another increase on the way for 2026.
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Here is the proposed National Minimum Wage hike for 2026
The National Minimum Wage Commission has recommended that bottom-line pay for workers in South Africa be hiked by a little over headline CPI next year.