Citation
Interpretation
“full-time household assistant” means a household assistant who normally works with an employer for the period set by clause 5 as a work week;
“household assistant” means a full-time or part-time household assistant employed in the carrying out of any or all household duties;
“household duties” means all those duties that are inherent in the normal functioning of a household, such as cooking, cleaning, washing or ironing;
“medical certificate” means a medical certificate prepared by a registered medical practitioner;
“part-time household assistant” means a household assistant whose work week with an employer does not equate with the work week of a full-time household assistant;
“pay” means, in the case of a full-time household assistant, the weekly remuneration received by such an assistant and in the case of a part-time household assistant the hourly rate of pay received by such an assistant.
Minimum remuneration
(2) A full-time household assistant’s pay shall not in any way be abated by reason of a public holiday falling within the work week referred to in clause 6.
Minimum remuneration for overtime
(2) A household assistant, who by mutual agreement with his employer, works on a public holiday, shall be paid at a rate no less than that set out in Part II of the Second Schedule.
Hours of work.
Days off
Vacation leave
Sick leave
(2) The pay to which a household assistant is entitled shall be the difference between his pay and his entitlement to sickness benefit under the National Insurance Act.
Maternity leave
Duties to be set out
FIRST SCHEDULE |
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MINIMUM WEEKLY REMUNERATION FOR HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANTS |
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Full-time Household Assistant |
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$150.00 per week |
Part-time Household Assistant |
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$3.75 per hour |
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SECOND SCHEDULE |
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MINIMUM REMUNERATION FOR HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANTS |
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PART I (Overtime) |
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Full-time Household Assistant |
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$5.10 per hour |
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PART II (Public Holidays) |
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Additional hourly rate |
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Full-time Household Assistant |
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$6.80 per hour |
Part-time Household Assistant |
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$7.50 per hour |
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