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Staff off sick? Big event? Book verified locum staff by the hour. Molecules employs the locum, pays them above the minimum wage and covers UIF and COIDA.
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Employer obligations
  • National Minimum Wage: Domestic workers are entitled to the full National Minimum Wage: R30.23 per hour from 1 March 2026 (about R5,895 a month for 45 hours a week). We will not list a job below it.
  • Written particulars / contract: Sectoral Determination 7 (Domestic Worker Sector) and the BCEA require written particulars of employment: duties, hours, pay, leave and notice. We give you a template.
  • Working hours, overtime and leave: Max 45 ordinary hours a week; overtime at 1.5x; annual leave of 3 weeks; sick leave; family responsibility leave; Sunday and public holiday pay rules apply (BCEA).
  • UIF: Register with the Unemployment Insurance Fund if the worker works more than 24 hours a month; deduct 1% and contribute 1% every month (uFiling).
  • COIDA: Domestic workers are covered by COIDA (Mahlangu judgment, 2020; COIDA amendment in force 23 January 2026): register with the Compensation Fund and pay the annual assessment.