Domestic workers are now formally recognised through preparation for their retirement packages by remittance of monthly contributions by their employers. Employers failing to do so are likely to face punitive measures.
The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has warned of stiff penalties for employers who do not remit contributions to the authority for their domestic workers. NAPSA Lusaka area Manager, Tapeya Phiri says it is a requirement for every worker to contribute to NAPSA. He notes that most people that have employed domestic workers have not registered them with the authority hence not contributing.
Mr. Phiri has also urged domestic workers to demand that they are registered to safeguard their future. He was speaking at a one day employer/employee seminar in Lusaka’s Chongwe District. And NAPSA inspector, Gideon Situmbeko, has urged employees to report employers who do not remit NAPSA contributions. He says the law provides for penalties against employers who do not remit contributions.
Brian Mwale.
surely you are 100% right because this number now is half of the workers population across the continent but is still facing ignorance from public and private labour organisations like government and non governmental BRIAN MWALE ZIMBABWE
ReplyDeleteThe issue of domestic workers (pensions) only lies on the hands of the government because it has the broard mandate to care and protect its citizens and has to enforce at list reasonable salaries for these people because like now they are earning far below poverty level which also prohibit them NSSA member because they cannot afford the board montly contributios rates BRIAN HARARE ZIMBABWE
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