Job satisfaction high among waiters

Inexperienced waiters earn hourly wage between R22 and R44

Based on our survey, workers with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R6 151 and R16 075 per month. People in this job starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between R22 and R44 per hour.

Among the employees who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are female. 57% of employees have 1 child or more. The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.

Average working week of 36 hours

Workers in this occupation work 36 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 4%. 96% are not covered by a collective agreement.

Coworkers mostly female

Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 61% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 57% of respondents. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 43%. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 39% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation.

The survey shows that 11% of the workers feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the employees.

Wage dissatisfaction high among waiters

Of all surveyed workers, 26% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 43% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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