Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Chapter Two : Regulation of working time12. Averaging of hours of work |
| (1) | Despite sections 9(1) and (2) and 10(1)(b), the ordinary hours of work and overtime of an employee may be averaged over a period of up to four months in terms of a collective agreement. |
| (2) | An employer may not require or permit an employee who is bound by a collective agreement in terms of subsection (1) to work more than— |
| (a) | an average of 45 ordinary hours of work in a week over the agreed period; |
| (3) | A collective agreement in terms of subsection (1) lapses after 12 months. |
| (4) | Subsection (3) only applies to the first two collective agreements concluded in terms of subsection (1). |