Pacsa says you should pay your domestic worker R8,000 a month – minimum

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Pacsa says you should pay your domestic worker R8,000 a month – minimum

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) says that the minimum wage in South Africa should be set at R8,000 to provide a basic level of dignity for all South Africans.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

That's more than I earn!

 

[ToxicBunny]

Pacsa says you should pay your domestic worker R8,000 a month – minimum

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) says that the minimum wage in South Africa should be set at R8,000 to provide a basic level of dignity for all South Africans.

No problem PACSA, right on it..

Bit of a warning though, it might mean more than 60% of domestic workers get let go though...

 

[Deadmanza]

Bwahahahaha! If that becomes the minimum figure by law, you will have a loooot more people cleaning their own homes and a lot more unemployed people.

 

[Vegeta]

If that became the minimum very few people would be able to afford a domestic. Most domestics will lose their jobs. If that's what they want then I have no problem with it. I don't have one now in any case can't even afford it as is.

 

[skeptic_SA]

Have you ever been to Pietermaritzburg? Wouldn't R8k a month put you on the top 2% salary earners in that village...?

 

[azbob]

Have you ever been to Pietermaritzburg? Wouldn't R8k a month put you on the top 2% salary earners in that village...?

Watch out. I got a negative rep the last time I made a comment about that region.

 

[skeptic_SA]

Watch out. I got a negative rep the last time I made a comment about that region.

Question mark behind = rhetorical. No?



Aside: How many Positive Rep points do I need for a myBB hoodie?

 

[konfab]

R4300 for a mopping robot.
http://store.irobot.com/irobot-braava-380t/product.jsp?productId=22181696

R5400 for a vacuuming robot
http://store.irobot.com/irobot-roomba-650/product.jsp?productId=13081980&cp=2501652&parentPage=family

No theft, no unions, works every day.

 

[SmartKit]

Pacsa says you should pay your domestic worker R8,000 a month – minimum

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) says that the minimum wage in South Africa should be set at R8,000 to provide a basic level of dignity for all South Africans.

That's R363 per day. I'm afraid she would be out of a job.

 

[SmartKit]

R4300 for a mopping robot.
http://store.irobot.com/irobot-braava-380t/product.jsp?productId=22181696

R5400 for a vacuuming robot
http://store.irobot.com/irobot-roomba-650/product.jsp?productId=13081980&cp=2501652&parentPage=family

No theft, no unions, works every day.

+1

Well, now for a washing and ironing robot:

 

[SmartKit]

Have you ever been to Pietermaritzburg? Wouldn't R8k a month put you on the top 2% salary earners in that village...?

Looks it's still not Newcastle (thank goodness).

 

[JStrike]

No problem PACSA, right on it..

Bit of a warning though, it might mean more than 60% of domestic workers get let go though...

Lower Middle class people should have no business having luxuries like domestic workers...It's absurd that they do.

Not great for those that will lose their jobs, but still...

 

[ToxicBunny]

Lower Middle class people should have no business having luxuries like domestic workers...It's absurd that they do.

Not great for those that will lose their jobs, but still...

I don't disagree in theory.. but practice and reality paint a different story...

The impact of doing something like this would be devastating to the lower class in this country.

 

[Vrotappel]

Lower Middle class people should have no business having luxuries like domestic workers...It's absurd that they do.

Not great for those that will lose their jobs, but still...

Because there is dignity in unemployment.

Why not give everyone in SA a basic income grant of R8000 a month? All that money going around surely will kick start the economy.
/s

 

[Nerfherder]

That's R363 per day. I'm afraid she would be out of a job.

@ 21 working days I worked out its R380

 

[RazedInBlack]

Just pay yourself R8K a month. Problem solved!

 

[Mortymoose]

This seems like a serious contender for career choice for any school leaver.... that or mining......

 

[DA-LION-619]

Then they'd have to pay tax right?

 

[Bryn]

The entire argument is based around the wages for employed black people being high enough to cover the unemployed black people.

Wtf logic is that.