The reality is that when it comes to those helping us in our homes, we have inherited a historically unjust power dynamic and the advantages of an oversupplied labour market. Maybe it's time to question that status quo.
The people from OpenUp have created a handy online tool that helps you determine how close (or how far) your employee's current remuneration is from what is called "a living wage".
Yes, we can debate the detail (see the assumptions section of the tool) but isn't it time that we take an honest look at what we are paying the people without whom most of us do not want to live? We cannot individually fix overall inequality in South Africa but we should look after those who are closest to us.
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