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Domestic and farm workers get pay rise

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AN increase to the national minimum wage for domestic workers and farm workers was gazzetted recently.

This came after Thulas Nxesi, Employment and Labour Minister, announced the 9.6% increase.

It means domestic workers will now have to be paid R25.42 (up from R23.19), which translates to R203.36 a day for eight hours of work. This totals R4067.20 per month.

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