Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 7 : Domestic Worker Sector, South AfricaPart B : Wages7. Prohibited acts concerning pay |
| (1) | An employer may not receive any payment directly or indirectly, or withhold any payment from a domestic worker in respect of— |
| (a) | the employment or training of that domestic worker ; |
| (b) | the supply of any work equipment or tools ; |
| (c) | the supply of any work clothing; or |
| (d) | any food supplied to the domestic worker while the domestic worker is working or is at the workplace. |
| (2) | An employer may not require a domestic worker to purchase any goods from the employer or from any person, shop or other business nominated by the employer. |
| (3) | An employer may not levy a fine against a domestic worker. |
| (4) | An employer may not require or permit a domestic worker to— |
| (a) | repay any pay except for overpayments previously made by the employer resulting from an error in calculating the domestic worker's pay; or |
| (b) | acknowledge receipt of an amount greater than the pay actually received. |
