Where can I get hold of an employment contract and forms for UIF?
The Department of Labour has an online Domestic Workers Toolkit where contracts can be downloaded in English or Afrikaans. Certificates of Service can also be downloaded. These must be filled out by the employer for a departing employee as a record of their employment history. To get the contract directly, click here. For a detailed contract which contains a list of duties (for ticking where applicable), go to the relevant South African Labour Guide page. Is there a union for domestic workers? Yes, there is – the South African Domestic Workers’ Union, which has around 4 500 members. The union is affiliated to the country’s biggest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Can domestic workers receive training to upgrade their skills? Yes. This year a massive training project, the Domestic Workers Skills Development Project, was launched. Financed by the Department of Labour’s National Skills Fund to the tune of R120-million, the project aims to train 27 000 domesti
