By Farai Diza - Freelance Journalist
Nobuhle Ncube has been working as a domestic worker for over 15 years.
Like most low-level workers, she lives from hand to mouth.
They eventually start relying on social grants.
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For the first time in democratic SouthAfrica, domestic workers will now be afforded temporary and permanent disability compensation.
Domestic staff will register in their personal capacities, unlike inbusiness.
This is because some domestic workers are paid daily and could have multiple employers.
Nobuhle Ncube, who has been a domestic worker for 15 years, fears the new compensation laws will cost many their jobs. Image: SuppliedSource: UGC
This comes after years of advocating for better working conditions and it is seen as a glow of victory.
But it all seems to have complicated matters as domestic workers are swiftly becoming “unemployable”.
Prospective employers are being scared off by the mere fact that they have to fork out more.
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Domestic law labour expert, Laura Davids, said it was an all too familiar scenario.
Lesu was left distraught as she had earlier told her employer about her daughter’s aggressive behaviour.
Her story is one of the thousands.
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The new domestic labour laws are meant to protect people like Lesu.
They are meant to cushion them against both abuse and poverty.
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Many domestic workers are left with nothing when they retire.
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The absence of pension life savings cripples their cause.
She stated that in her case, she employs a foreign migrant worker.
Most foreign domestic workers are often undocumented.
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This leaves them vulnerable to unfair treatment.
Many end up losing their intended benefits.
A vox populi revealed that some employers are now considering hiring part-time workers who work on call.
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They are doing so in a fresh bid to eliminate compensation.
It leaves many pondering on whether the new legislations are worth it or not.
The heartwarming post includes some photos of the cakes which were baked beautifully by the hardworking domestic worker.
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