Domestic workers are the unsung heroines in most homes around South Africa.<\/p>\n
They are the housekeepers, they take care of basic maintenance in the home, they cook, they are babysitters, some do the gardening – and they generally play an integral part in making sure that everything runs smoothly – and amicably – in the home.<\/p>
Hirsch’s, who hold regular training sessions on appliance maintenance in each of their branches for domestic workers, wants to acknowledge these stalwarts in the home by holding a “Domestic Worker of the Month” competition in every area in which they operate in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The monthly winners will each receive a Hirsch’s voucher, hamper from Unilever and Hirsch’s and a certificate, and their names will go forward for the title of Domestic Worker of the Year, with a prize of R5 000 and a bed and base set.<\/p>
Commenting on the reason behind holding this competition, COO of the company, Margaret Hirsch said: “Domestic workers are far too often taken for granted.<\/p>\n
“I could never cope with my workload and the amount of travelling that I do if I didn’t have a fantastic domestic worker to help me in each our homes.<\/p>\n
“They take care of everything, from filling the gas bottles, to making sure that the post is scanned through to me wherever I am.<\/p>\n
“I think as working women we start to rely on our domestic workers more and more and with a little bit of training they can up-skill themselves and that’s the object of the exercise, to help them thrive and grow as individuals.”<\/p>\n
If you would like to nominate your domestic worker for the monthly competition, call in Hirsch’s Meadowdale and pick up an entry form.<\/p>\n