Collective Bargaining Agreement Cleaning and Hygiene Sectors
Cleaning and hygiene workers' minimum wages rise about 11.6% backdated to 1 November 2023 — Grade 1A goes from US$225,00 to US$251,00 a month and Grade 12 from US$415,00 to US$462,96.
This publishes the collective bargaining agreement for the cleaning and hygiene sectors, registered under section 79 of the Labour Act and approved for publication by the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. It was signed at Harare on 2 October 2023 and is deemed to have come into operation on 1 November 2023.
Minimum wages rise across all twelve grades by roughly 11,6%. Grade 1A moves from US$225,00 to US$251,00; Grade 2 from US$239,00 to US$266,62; Grade 5 from US$265,00 to US$295,62; Grade 8 from US$296,00 to US$330,20; Grade 10 from US$342,00 to US$381,52; and Grade 12 from US$415,00 to US$462,96.
Grade 1B is a separate rung for employees who had completed two or more years of continuous service with the same employer as at 1 November 2023. That grade moves from US$233,00 to US$259,92 — so length of service with one employer is worth about US$9 a month over the entry grade.
The agreement allows employers to offset increases already given. Any percentage increase awarded from 1 November 2023 may be counted towards the new percentage, but if what was already awarded falls short of the agreed percentage, the employer must pay the difference.
The agreement was gazetted in February 2024, three months after it took effect, so employers who had not already implemented it were looking at arrears.
What changed
- Minimum wages across Grades 1A to 12 rise roughly 11,6%, backdated to 1 November 2023
- Grade 1A minimum rises from US$225,00 to US$251,00; Grade 12 from US$415,00 to US$462,96
- Grade 1B, for employees with two or more years of continuous service with the same employer as at 1 November 2023, rises from US$233,00 to US$259,92
- Increases already awarded from 1 November 2023 may be offset, with the employer paying any shortfall against the agreed percentage
Who this affects
- cleaners and hygiene services workers
- cleaning contractors and members of the Association of Cleaning Companies of Zimbabwe
- employers contracting out cleaning services
- payroll administrators at cleaning companies
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.