Complete guide to how much you should pay domestic workers
Labour secretary Raychelle Omamo last week gazette new regulations that set the minimum monthly salaries an employer can pay a domestic worker in every major town, compulsory weekly off days and overtime compensation.
The legal notice granted domestic workers in Nairobi a 12 per cent pay increase, effectively pushing their monthly salary to Sh10, 954 from Sh9, 781 last year.
Here are other workers whose pay was increased along with the gazetted rates;
1. Receptionist- 16,872
2. Cashier- 24, 719
3. Shop Assistant- 14, 785
4. Messenger- 10, 954
5. Waiter- 11, 831
6. Junior Clerk- 14, 173
7. Night Watchman- 12, 221
8. Lorry/Car Driver- 7,966
9. Tractor Driver- 6, 891
10. Farm Clerk- 9, 808
11. Farm Foreman- 9, 808
12. Cook- 6, 206
13. Herdsman- 6, 278
14. Gardener- 10, 954
15. Building Caretaker- 22, 718