My domestic has a garnishing order again...

Asked by the Customer on 23-04-2014 17:34:53
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Eastern Cape

My domestic has a garnishing order against her.
As her employer, what are my rights if she is is not in my employment before the end of the garnish order payment period?
Is the remaider owed on my shoulders or does the order responsibility follow my domestic?

Regards
Duncan

Message from the Attorney

Posted by Att. Patrick on 26-04-2014 17:06:29
Hi there and thank you for your question,

The garnishee order only binds you (or applies to you) for so long as your employee is actually employed by you. If for some reason your domestic leaves her job, and you no longer employ her, there is no way that the attorneys acting for the judgment creditor can still require you to pay anything to them.

Your obligation is only to deduct an amount of money from your domestic's salary (and pay it over to the attorneys) for so long as she is employed by you. 

The remainder of the debt follows your domestic worker - and when she finds a job somewhere else, the attorneys will need to get a new garnishee order for the new employer!

You should however write to the attorneys and advise them that your domestic is no longer working for you, if that is the case.

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