Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Chapter Two : Regulation of working time15. Daily and weekly rest period |
| (1) | An employer must allow an employee— |
| (a) | a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending and recommencing work; and |
| (b) | a weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include Sunday. |
| (2) | A daily rest period in terms of subsection (1)(a) may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for an employee— |
| (a) | who lives on the premises at which the workplace is situated; and |
| (b) | whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours. |
| (3) | Despite subsection (1)(b), an agreement in writing may provide for— |
| (a) | a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every two weeks; or |
| (b) | an employee's weekly rest period to be reduced by up to eight hours in any week if the rest period in the following week is extended equivalently. |