Pretoria - Allegations regarding unlawful treatment of domestic workers at the Acacia Park Village at the Parliamentary residence is expected to be investigated by the Department of Labour.
Certain media claimed at the weekend that domestic workers at the Parliamentary residence in Cape Town were being paid below the stipulated minimum wage. The reports also said that the workers were not registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
In a statement on Wednesday, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said his department would conduct investigations into whether the reports were true.
"While the law must take its course against anyone found to be non-compliant with it, I would, however, urge people not to generalise when reporting these cases so as to allow the department to carry out its inspections effectively," he said.
Employers at the village have landed in hot water with labour inspectors before for non-compliance of labour laws.
Mr Mdladlana urged workers to lodge complaints about unlawful treatment at their nearest labour office.
