Domestic workers are entitled to:-[i]

• a daily rest period of at least 12 consecutive hours between ending work and starting work the next day; and

• a weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include a Sunday; or

• a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every second week (provided that this is agreed to in writing).

If a domestic worker resides at the employer’s premises, the daily rest period can be reduced to 10 consecutive hours provided that this is agreed to in the contract of employment and that the domestic worker is granted meal intervals of at least three hours.

[i] See section 16 of Sectoral Determination 7