Basic Guide to Pay Slips (Domestic Workers)

Application

• work on farms; or
• are covered by -
  • another sectoral determination, or
  • a bargaining council agreement.

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies in respect of any matter not covered by this sectoral determination.

See

• Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers

  Special rules governing the employment of domestic workers

Content of Pay Slips

Employers must give workers the following information in writing when paid:

• employers name and address
• workers name and occupation
• period for which payment is made
• total salary or wages
• any deductions
• actual amount paid
• if relevant to the calculation of pay:
  • workers pay and overtime rates
  • number of ordinary and overtime hours worked
  • number of hours worked on a Sunday or a public holiday

Related Links

• Basic Guide to Deductions (Domestic Workers)

  Sectoral Determination 7 allows for deductions from a domestic worker’s pay only under certain conditions

• Basic Guide to Overtime (Domestic Workers)

  Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers regulates overtime working hours and pay for such hours.

• Basic Guide to Working Hours (Domestic Workers)

  Sectoral Determination 7 regulates working hours and rest periods for domestic workers.

• Basic Guide to Working on Sundays (Domestic Workers)

  Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic workers prescribes the wages for working on a Sunday.

• Form BCEA4 - Pay Slip

  Employers must give their workers pay slips so they can keep record of their pay details.