{"id":17924,"date":"2023-09-01T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=17924"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:10:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:10:13","slug":"5-ways-to-help-your-domestic-worker-through-these-tough-economic-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2023\/09\/01\/5-ways-to-help-your-domestic-worker-through-these-tough-economic-times\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to help your domestic worker through these tough economic times"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Life is expensive\u2026inflation is eating into people\u2019s monthly budgets, making reaching pay day more and more challenging.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These tough economic times are especially hard for those who are in the lower-income bracket &#8211; the ones who take care of our homes, our gardens, our children and our elderly parents\u2026domestic workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four out of five domestic workers in SA are sole breadwinners supporting, on average, four or more dependants. Those who have managed to hold on to their jobs (28% reported being retrenched in the last year) are struggling, with 35% reportedly being in debt. For many, the only way to get through the month, is to cut down or even cut out certain basic food items, which leads to serious malnutrition and stunted growth amongst their children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help lighten your domestic worker\u2019s financial burden by considering these five tips:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Be fair and pay a living wage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check the current minimum wage requirements and make sure to pay at least that, or more, if your budget allows for it. Contributing to UIF for your domestic worker is part of being a compliant employer. Adhering to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and making sure that they receive the prescribed number of annual sick leave days is also critical. Docking pay for days not worked leads to huge financial pressure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Money for a rainy day: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are able, put a little money aside each month for your domestic worker\u2019s retirement or for their children\u2019s education. It will soon mount up and may make an enormous difference just when they need it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>It doesn\u2019t have to be financial: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are unable to give your domestic worker a pay rise and put extra cash in their pocket, try and contribute to their household income in other ways. Take advantage of bulk buy offers on meat, fruit, and vegetables, for example, and split them between your family and theirs. Because of space, transport and financial constraints, your domestic worker almost certainly is not in a position to bulk buy, so helping in this way will have a real impact on their budget and health. Buying cell phone data or airtime or topping up pre-paid electricity are other helpful tangible benefits you can offer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Donate pre-loved items: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be thoughtful when disposing of clothing, unwanted gifts or household items for which you no longer have any use. They may benefit your domestic worker, so ask first if she is able to use or sell them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Upskill your domestic worker: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sweepsouth.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweep South<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s 2023 report, 42% of domestic workers supplement their income with other work. Ask your employee if there is a skill that would help with a \u2018side hustle\u2019 and a secondary income stream. It might be basic or financial literacy skills, cooking or a recognised childcare course. Find it, enroll them and, if possible, fund them through a course that will give them additional skills for life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on how you can assist your domestic worker, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sweepsouth.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SweepSouth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is expensive\u2026inflation is eating into people\u2019s monthly budgets, making reaching pay day more and more challenging.\u00a0 These tough economic times are especially hard for those who are in the lower-income bracket &#8211; the ones who take care of our homes, our gardens, our children and our elderly parents\u2026domestic workers.\u00a0 Four out of five domestic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":17925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,43],"tags":[915,7407,661,670,7408,7409],"class_list":{"0":"post-17924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homes-and-decor-and-garden","8":"category-shopping","9":"tag-budget","10":"tag-domestic","11":"tag-donate","12":"tag-support","13":"tag-upskill","14":"tag-worker"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 ways to help your domestic worker through these tough economic times - Get it Pretoria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2023\/09\/01\/5-ways-to-help-your-domestic-worker-through-these-tough-economic-times\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 ways to help your domestic worker through these tough economic times - Get it Pretoria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Life is expensive\u2026inflation is eating into people\u2019s monthly budgets, making reaching pay day more and more challenging.\u00a0 These tough economic times are especially hard for those who are in the lower-income bracket &#8211; 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