{"id":3777,"date":"2018-01-09T11:54:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T09:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2019-11-12T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T09:57:10","slug":"thought-of-the-week-domestic-workers-wage-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/thought-of-the-week-domestic-workers-wage-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Domestic Workers Wage Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Labour has announced wage increases for all domestic workers (which include gardeners at private homes; persons who look after children, the aged, the sick or the disabled in private homes; and persons employed to drive the children of a household to school). 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