To whom does the sectoral determination for domestic/farm worker apply

The determination applies to the employment of all domestic/farm workers in the Republic of South Africa including domestic/farm workers –

• employed or supplied by employment services;
• employed as independent contractors.

This determination does not apply to domestic/farm workers –

• employed on farms on which employees performing agricultural work are employed;
• covered by another sectoral determination in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act; or
• covered by an agreement of a bargaining council in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Only clauses 2 and 3 setting minimum wages apply to domestic/farm workers who work less than 24 hours per month for an employer. The provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act apply to all domestic/farm workers covered by this determination and their employers in respect of any matter not regulated by this sectoral determination.