The Nanny Diaries is a podcast series about nannies, their employers and the issues they face in our South African context. The Great Equalizer podcast in collaboration with writer, journalist and mother, Samantha Steele, touches base with experts in the field, moms navigating this unique space and, of course, the real MVPs, the nannies themselves.
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The Nanny Diaries is a podcast series about nannies, their employers and the issues they face in our South African context. The Great Equalizer podcast in collaboration with writer, journalist and mother, Samantha Steele, touches base with experts in the field, moms navigating this unique space and, of course, the real MVPs, the nannies themselves.
With few legal parameters regarding live-in nannies in South Africa, there is little to no guidance for parents and nannies on what the boundaries and regulations are (especially considering this working dynamic started during Apartheid).
The Group Areas Act of 1950 essentially created a migrant labour force in South Africa, where urban labourers like domestic workers, gardeners and nannies had to travel extensively into the city for their jobs. And we are still living with the consequences of this fundamentally racist policy today.
Sam Steele speaks speaks to a labour lawyer, Paul Cooley of Workplace Strategies, a legal consultancy, to get an idea of what the law requires, and where our moral boundaries are.
It'll take more than a podcast episode to do right by this extensive topic, but we do try give the live-in nanny dynamic some important context. We believe South Africans can still work towards creating a fair working environment coming off the back of one that is often exploitative.
Let us know what you think of the episode? And if you have any questions or comments, please email Sam Steele and the TGE gang at info@thegreatequalizer.co.za.
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries is a podcast series about nannies, their employers and the issues they face in our South African context. The Great Equalizer podcast in collaboration with writer, journalist and mother, Samantha Steele, touches base with experts in the field, moms navigating this unique space and, of course, the real MVPs, the nannies themselves.
