Daily rate for piece work

jphegers

jphegers

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I need to employ someone to clean our house as the housework is getting to much for the wife and would like to find out what the going rate is for someone to clean the house, one day a week.
 
Depending on the size of the house, R100 to R150. Also dependant on the persons duties.

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Shayd said:
Depending on the size of the house, R100 to R150. Also dependant on the persons duties.
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What's got the size of the house to do with it? The person does the work in his/her own pace and the working day has got 8 hours. No matter if 3 rooms or 100.

Shayd said:
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You wish :-)
 
You could pay R100, especially to foreigners (who often have a great work ethic too), but I'd say R150.
 
I woud be very careful though who you choose to bring into your home... remember that over 80% of burglaries/robberies happen from info gained from maids or gardeners. I would rather wait and get someone you can check references on and that you can trace once they leave your home if I were you.
 
I'd pay 100, for 150 I can get a professional cleaning service. Perhaps you should rather think about that if you only want someone once a week.
 
Anony-mousse said:
I'd pay 100, for 150 I can get a professional cleaning service. Perhaps you should rather think about that if you only want someone once a week.
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I had a cleaning service but they had issues with our dogs hairs and to get a once a week service they now want almost R850 a month and that excludes ironing and washing dishes.
 
jphegers said:
I had a cleaning service but they had issues with our dogs hairs and to get a once a week service they now want almost R850 a month and that excludes ironing and washing dishes.
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That is expensive. Last time they came and cleaned all rooms with 3 ladies for 2 hours. Paid 150. But maybe the western cape is cheaper.
 
I have a small flat and to sort it out it shouldn't take more than about 5 hours. I pay R120 a day. If it takes her longer than 5 hrs then that's her problem. There is minimal washing, dishes etc as I live on my own
 
RandomGRK said:
I have a small flat and to sort it out it shouldn't take more than about 5 hours. I pay R120 a day. If it takes her longer than 5 hrs then that's her problem. There is minimal washing, dishes etc as I live on my own
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When you say you pay R120 is that all you pay or do you also have to pay taxi fare?
I this morning spoke to a neighbours gardener who told me i can hire his sister but she wants R750 per month to clean house once a week, which seem a lot of money.
 
jphegers said:
I need to employ someone to clean our house as the housework is getting to much for the wife and would like to find out what the going rate is for someone to clean the house, one day a week.
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I've got to ask. Is your wife a house wife? If she works is there a huge disparity between your income and hers? Just wondering why house work is her department.
 
jphegers said:
When you say you pay R120 is that all you pay or do you also have to pay taxi fare?
I this morning spoke to a neighbours gardener who told me i can hire his sister but she wants R750 per month to clean house once a week, which seem a lot of money.
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No, I don't pay the taxi fair but I provide her with breakfast and lunch.
 
jphegers said:
When you say you pay R120 is that all you pay or do you also have to pay taxi fare?
I this morning spoke to a neighbours gardener who told me i can hire his sister but she wants R750 per month to clean house once a week, which seem a lot of money.
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lol, nice try
 
Domestic workers must be paid a government stipulated flat rate (its on the internet-just google), and is dependant on the location of your household and number of hours a week worked (above or below 27 hours a week).

The highest minimum wage per month is R1506.34.

But read it carefully, I might be slightly incorrect with the quote, but am pretty certain this is a close approximation. Anything more you pay is just 'goodwill' fees from your side...

Good luck in your search.
 
turbine said:
Domestic workers must be paid a government stipulated flat rate (its on the internet-just google), and is dependant on the location of your household and number of hours a week worked (above or below 27 hours a week).

The highest minimum wage per month is R1506.34.

But read it carefully, I might be slightly incorrect with the quote, but am pretty certain this is a close approximation. Anything more you pay is just 'goodwill' fees from your side...

Good luck in your search.
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I do know that the labour law states that if a worker works under 27 hours per week the rate is R9.12 and over 27 hours the rate is R7.72 per hour which seems a bit weird. So strictly speaking it calculates to, in my case, R72.96 per day, that is the minimum but what I am trying to find out is the average wage that people realistically pay their domestic workers
 
Like I said before, I pay R120, another mate pays the same lady R150 but his place is much bigger and there's 2 of them. I would say anything ranging between R100 - R150 dependant on the size of the place and workload should be fair. Especially if you are providing at least one meal. Also, if she's honest...I would suggest you pay that little extra to make sure she stays. I trust the lady and have not had even a Rand go missing and I will be upping her rate to 150 soon.
 
jphegers said:
I do know that the labour law states that if a worker works under 27 hours per week the rate is R9.12 and over 27 hours the rate is R7.72 per hour which seems a bit weird. So strictly speaking it calculates to, in my case, R72.96 per day, that is the minimum but what I am trying to find out is the average wage that people realistically pay their domestic workers
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Yes, I hear what you driving at. But maybe consider a different view on this: the increase increment every year on a domestic salary is also a government minimum. I think its CPI + 1%. So if one intends keeping a domestic on a long term contract remember one has to pay at least this rate increment (probably about 6% averaged over the next few years) annually. Factor in a 15 year service and this could be a large value. But nowhere near the values at R150 a day substituted in this equation.

Although I may sound harsh, remember that domestic work is an unskilled labour, and many people with degrees are still waitressing at restaurants earning a similar salary...

A 13th cheque may be a way of off-setting a lower salary, but be incentive for loyalty and performance.

Now to answer your question (or attempt to anyway), the average that people pay is area specific: the guys in rural areas usually pay less than those in urban areas, and Jhb pays higher than Durban or East London. (But the government has taken all those stats into account when drafting this Act). And before someone slants me for misunderstanding that you meant people in this forum, I draw attention that posters in here are from a national level :)

Looking forward to you guys thoughts...
 
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turbine said:
Yes, I hear what you driving at. But maybe consider a different view on this: the increase increment every year on a domestic salary is also a government minimum. I think its CPI + 1%. So if one intends keeping a domestic on a long term contract remember one has to pay at least this rate increment (probably about 6% averaged over the next few years) annually. Factor in a 15 year service and this could be a large value. But nowhere near the values at R150 a day substituted in this equation.

Although I may sound harsh, remember that domestic work is an unskilled labour, and many people with degrees are still waitressing at restaurants earning a similar salary...

A 13th cheque may be a way of off-setting a lower salary, but be incentive for loyalty and performance.

Now to answer your question (or attempt to anyway), the average that people pay is area specific: the guys in rural areas usually pay less than those in urban areas, and Jhb pays higher than Durban or East London. (But the government has taken all those stats into account when drafting this Act). And before someone slants me for misunderstanding that you meant people in this forum, I draw attention that posters in here are from a national level :)

Looking forward to you guys thoughts...
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Thank you for saying it, I was thinking doing it myself but was too worried about the flood of attacks, lol.

I totally agree with you, it is inappropriate to overpay domestic workers. I really think that's not good. They start complaining at other people's houses because a friend gets paid so much more... Not many actually wanna put effort in but just demand more and more thanks to some people who feel like paying way too much for whatever reason.
 
Anony-mousse said:
Thank you for saying it, I was thinking doing it myself but was too worried about the flood of attacks, lol.

I totally agree with you, it is inappropriate to overpay domestic workers. I really think that's not good. They start complaining at other people's houses because a friend gets paid so much more... Not many actually wanna put effort in but just demand more and more thanks to some people who feel like paying way too much for whatever reason.
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I do wholeheartedly agree with this statement,that is why our Cities finances are in such a mes because dirt collectors and street sweepers want to earn managers salaries
 
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