Salary Survey
Take the Salary Survey in Lesotho and find out more about wages and work, pay, salaries and decent wages.
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WageIndicator Foundation and associated researchers would like you to fill out our survey on Living and Working during the Coronavirus pandemic. The daily results of this survey can be found in our Maps and Graphs.
19 January 2021 - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that about one quarter of Lesotho’s population will require food aid due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. FAO warned that reduced household incomes were harming people’s ability to purchase agricultural products or hire labour, limiting the potential increase in agricultural output. Complete the survey on the living and working conditions in Lesotho during the coronavirus pandemic
What happens to a worker who falls sick in Lesotho? Will he/she lose their job or be forced to work while being sick? Mywage reports that a worker is entitled to 12 days of paid sick leave and up to 24 days of sick leave at half-pay. However, there is no paid sick leave if the work duration of the employee spans less than six months. Know more about sick leave in Lesotho
Curious about what happens if you work overtime in Lesotho, which would be more than 45 hours a week? Employees working overtime must be paid at least 25% more than their normal wage. In general, overtime work must not exceed 11 hours a week. Read more about working overtime in Lesotho
Mosito Lehata, the current holder of the Lesotho 100 metre national record, has a net worth of over a million dollars while the minimum wage of the country is approximately 107 USD per month. Complete the salary survey to contribute to wage information in Lesotho
The constitution of Lesotho guarantees equal pay to women and men workers for doing work of equal value. Discrimination regarding gender and pay is strictly prohibited in the country. Complete the salary check to compare your salary with others in the same occupation
Economic Facts
- Water, or ‘White gold’ as referred to by the citizens of Lesotho, is the country’s major natural resource. The construction of hydropower facilities permits the sale of water to South Africa, generating high revenues for the country. Complete the cost of living survey in Lesotho