How much should domestic workers be earning per month Who can and who can’t afford domestic help Should a domestic worker’s salary depend on how much their employer earns Does Zimbabwe have a minimum wage
These, and more, questions were being tossed back and forth on X Popular X account,@drjaytee87,posted: ‘Is it fair to pay maids 70 usd the answer is no But we need to be realistic In gvt civil service all civil servants earn a salary of 240 usdzvisineyi nekuti uri(regardless you are a) doctor, nurse aide, teacher, clerk
Focusing on maids without paying attention to the main problem I think it’s misplaced It’s politics that’s affecting us all It was only tendai biti who paid us meaningful salaries’ While othersagreedwith this take,otherswere having none of it; ‘If you’re paying them $70 you can’t afford them
Why are you trying to live above your means at someone’s expense?’ Weighing in on the debate, another accountposted; ‘If you can’t afford the cost of employing labour, don’t employ any That is the law However, you can solicit help from the extended family
Just stop being a pretentious bastard with poor folk’s lives’,following upwith, ‘But you need to afford it fam Hire a maid when you can afford to give them something close to the statutory minimum wage Otherwise seek help from the extended family’ Zimbabwe does not have a statutory minimum wage directly set by the government
However, the concept of minimum wage is still addressed within the legal framework.The Labour Act (Chapter 28:01)establishes a foundation for fair labour practices and employee rights, but doesn’t specify a national minimum wage In theabsence of a national minimum wage, Zimbabwe utilises alternative mechanisms to determine wages:
Minimum wages are sector-specific and are negotiated between trade unions and employers or employer organisations They can vary significantly depending on the industry, location, and type of work The government also periodically sets minimum wages for certain sectors, to safeguard workers’ rights
Section 20 and Section 83 of the Act deal with minimum wage and collective bargaining, respectively Domestic workers Gazetted Wages
Domestic workers, since they are largely un-unionised (although there aremoves to correct this), have their minimum wages periodically set by the government.
Source: Factcheckzw
