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CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
(DOMESTIC WORKER)

Entered into between:

(Hereinafter referred to as the "employer")

Identity Number:

Physical address of employer:

Contact number:

E-mail address:

and

(Hereinafter referred to as the "employee")

Identity Number:

Physical address of employee:

(Address other than accommodation provided by employer)

Contact number:

E-mail address:

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1. Commencement date

Employment will start on (insert date) and continue until terminated as per this
agreement.

2. Place of employment

The place of employment is situated at:

(Indicate physical address, including floor, unit, and room number if applicable)

3. Job description and duties

Job title of the employee:

(For example, domestic worker, child minder, gardener and so on)

The duties of the employee will be related to the employee's job title and set out in Annexure A,
unless agreed to otherwise.

4. Hours of work

4.1 The employee's normal working hours will be hours per day from to (insert the start
and end times).

4.2 The employee will work on the following days per week:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

4.3 The employee is entitled to a lunch break of minutes between and on days
worked.

4.4 Overtime will only be worked as agreed to from time to time, and will be paid at the rate
of (minimum one and a half times) of the employee's total wage.

4.5 Standby will only be done if agreed to in writing from time to time, and an allowance will be paid of at
least R (minimum R30.00) per standby shift.

5. Sunday work and Public Holidays

5.1 If the employee works on a Sunday, payment will be as follows:

5.1.1 If the employee does not ordinarily work on a Sunday, the employee will be entitled to be paid
twice the basic hourly wage for work done on a Sunday.

5.1.2 If the employee ordinarily works on a Sunday, the employee will be entitled to be paid one and
a half times the basic hourly wage for work done on a Sunday.

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 5.1.3 If the amounts calculated as per clause 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 are less than the employee's daily wage,
the employer shall pay the full daily wage to the employee.

5.2 The employee will be paid his/her basic wage for not working on a public holiday if that public
holiday falls on a day the employee would ordinarily have worked.

5.3 If the employee works on a Public Holiday, payment will be as follows:

5.3.1 If the public holiday falls on a day the employee would ordinarily have worked, the employee
will be paid at least double the employee's daily wage.

5.3.2 If the public holiday falls on a day the employee would not have ordinarily worked, the
employee will be paid a minimum of the employee's ordinary daily wage rate, plus the amount
earned by the employee for the work done on the public holiday.

6. Wages/Salary

6.1 The employee will be paid R per hour (may not be less than the hourly wage set out from
time to time in the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018).

6.2 Subject to clause 7.1, the employee's basic wage/salary will be a total of R per day/week/month
(delete the options not applicable), which will be paid to the employee on the day worked or on the
last working day of every week/month (delete the option not applicable).

6.3 Payment of the employee's wages/salary will be in one of the following methods:

6.3.1 Payment will be made directly into a bank account nominated by the employee and the
employee shall provide the employer with a bank confirmation letter for the nominated bank
account (which will be attached to this agreement as an annexure).

OR

6.3.2 Payment will be made to the employee in cash if s/he does not have a bank account and the
employee may be required to acknowledge receipt in writing as proof that payment was
received.

6.4 The employee shall be entitled to the following allowances/other cash payments/payment in kind:

(Include description and value, for example, a weekly/monthly transport allowance of R ; Meals
per week/month to the value of R and so on)

6.5 The following deductions are agreed upon between the parties:

(Include description and amount of deduction, for example, amounts for UIF and so on)
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6.6 Amounts to cover damage or breakages of household items, or clothing may not be deducted from
the employee's earnings, unless specifically agreed to between the parties.

6.7 Meals do not have to be provided, but if they are provided, the employer may not deduct any amount
from the employee's income to cover the meal costs.

6.8 No deductions may be made by the employer for work equipment to be used by the employee for
work purposes.

6.9 The employer shall review the employee's wages/salary on or before (insert day and
month) of every year.

7. Annual Leave

7.1 The employee is entitled to days of paid leave after every 12 months of continuous service
(may not be less than 15 workdays per year or less than one day for every 17 days worked).

7.2 Annual leave is to be taken at times that are convenient to the employer and the employer may
require the employee to take his/her leave at times that coincide with that of the employer.

7.3 The employer must exercise reasonability when deciding whether and when to approve the
employee's leave. Leave must not be disapproved arbitrarily.

8. Sick leave

8.1 For every sick leave cycle that runs for a period of 36 months, the employee will be entitled to an
amount of paid sick leave equal to the number of days the employee would normally work during a
period of six weeks.

8.2 During the first six months of employment, the employee will be entitled to one day's paid sick leave
for every 26 days worked.

8.3 The employee must notify the employer as soon as is reasonably possible when s/he is absent from
work due to illness.

8.4 A medical certificate may be required if the employee is absent from work for more than two
consecutive days or has been absent on more than two occasions during an eight-week period.

9. Maternity leave

9.1 The employee is entitled to at least four consecutive months' maternity leave, which will be unpaid.

9.2 The employee may claim from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (“UIF”) for the time that she will
be off work due to pregnancy.

10. Family responsibility leave

10.1 The employee will be entitled to days' (minimum five days) fully paid family responsibility
leave during each annual leave cycle if s/he works at least four days a week.

10.2 Family responsibility leave may be applied for when:

10.2.1 the employee's child is born;

10.2.2 the employee's child is ill; and

10.2.3 the death of a direct family member of the employee has occurred, including the death of a
spouse or partner, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, or grandparent.

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11. Accommodation
(Delete this clause if not applicable)

11.1 The employee will be provided with accommodation for as long as s/he remains in the service of the
employer. The accommodation will form part of the employee's remuneration package.

11.2 The following accommodation will be provided to the employee:

(Include detailed description of the accommodation)

11.3 No other person other than the employee may occupy the accommodation, unless prior
arrangements are made with the employer. Reasonable notice must be given except in exceptional
circumstances where such reasonable notice cannot be provided.

11.4 The employee must obtain prior consent from the employer for an overnight stay by any person
other than the employee except where the visitor is a direct family member of the employee. Such
permission will not be necessary if the visitor is a direct family member.

12. Work apparel

(Delete this clause if not applicable)

12.1 The employer will provide the employee with sets of uniforms free of charge during the period of
employment.

12.2 The uniforms will remain the property of the employer, and must be returned to the employer on the
date of termination of employment for whatever reason.

13. Other conditions of employment or benefits

13.1 The employer agrees to comply with the provisions under the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of
2001 in respect of registration and making payments towards the Unemployment Insurance Fund
(“UIF”).

13.2 The employer agrees to comply with the provision under the Compensation for Occupational
Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (“COIDA”) in respect of registering with the Compensation Fund
and submitting annual returns to cover the employee against occupational diseases, injuries, and
death in terms of section 80 of the COIDA.

13.3 The employer further agrees to comply with any other applicable legislation, including but not
limited to, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013, Basic Conditions of Employment Act
75 of 1997 and the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995.

14. Termination of employment

14.1 Either party can terminate this agreement with one week's notice during the first six months of
employment and with four weeks' notice thereafter.

14.2 Notice must be given in writing, except when it is given by an illiterate domestic worker. In a case
where the employee is illiterate, notice must be explained orally by or on behalf of the employer.

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15. Breach and disciplinary proceedings

15.1 Any violation of a provision of this contract will constitute a breach of this contract.

15.2 The party in breach will be liable for any loss suffered as a result of the breach in accordance with the
applicable laws.

15.3 If a Party breaches a material provision of this agreement, and fails to remedy such breach within
fourteen (14) days of the date of receipt of a written notice from the aggrieved Party requiring him/her
to do so, the aggrieved Party will be entitled to any remedy available in law without further notice, and
may cancel this agreement.

15.4 The parties agree that the provisions under the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 in respect of
disciplinary steps will be applicable and that the employer may take the following disciplinary action
against the employee:

15.4.1 Hold a counselling session with the employee to provide informal advice and training to
correct the misconduct.

15.4.2 Provide a verbal warning for a first offence of misconduct (which will be valid for three
months).

15.4.3 Provide a written warning for a second offence of misconduct (which will be valid for six
months).

15.4.4 Provide a final written warning for a third offence of misconduct or serious instances of
misconduct, such as gross negligence and theft (which will be valid for one year).

15.4.5 Dismissal.

16. Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”)

16.1 The parties agree that the CCMA can be approached to resolve any dispute that arises between them
if the parties cannot resolve the dispute amongst themselves, provided that it falls under the
jurisdiction of the CCMA.

16.2 The parties agree that arbitration will not follow automatically should the dispute not be solved at the
conciliation stage. The parties must be afforded the opportunity to postpone to a later date so that
they can prepare sufficiently for the arbitration proceedings.

17. Variation

This is the full and final agreement between the parties. No amendments or additions effected to this
agreement will be valid, unless reduced to writing and signed by both parties or their authorised
representatives.

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Signatories

As witnesses for the Employee:

1.
Signature Full name

2.
Signature Full name

The Employee:

Signature Full name

Signed at on 20 .

As witnesses for the Employer:

1.
Signature Full name

2.
Signature Full name

The Employer:

Signature Full name

Signed at on 20 .

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 ANNEXURE A
JOB DESCRIPTION & LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES

*Tick the applicable functions.

Child minding/babysitting Ironing

Minding old/sick employer or Small mending jobs, such as replacing

relative/caretaking buttons, hems, etc.

General tidying of house Defrosting and cleaning fridge & freezer

Cleaning of windows and glass doors inside
Making of beds and out

Vacuuming of carpets Cleaning of all used equipment such as the

vacuum cleaner, for example.
Vacuuming of upholstery
Packing away of groceries
Dusting
Removal of refuse for collection
Wiping down of all appliances such as the
TV, for example. Sweeping of outside patios, steps, etc.

Cleaning of walls, light switches, doors etc. Wiping down of outside lights

Cleaning of ornaments Cleaning of outside rooms and cloakroom

Cleaning of toilets, basins, baths, showers, General driving duties and errands
taps etc.
Wash cars
Mopping of tiled/vinyl floors
Maintain garden in clean and tidy condition
Cleaning of inside of cupboards
Caring for pool
Cleaning of stove and oven
Mow lawns
Preparation/cooking of breakfast
Weeding
Preparation/cooking of lunch
Trimming and pruning
Preparation/cooking of supper
Washing and grooming of dogs
Setting of tables
Painting of walls
Cleaning after breakfast/lunch/supper
Other:
Polishing of floors and verandas

Cleaning brass and silver

Washing of Walls

Laundry - machine wash

Laundry - hand wash

Hanging out of laundry

Washing of curtains

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