Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Chapter Eleven : General

87. Codes of Good Practice

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(1)The Minister, after consulting NEDLAC
(a)must issue a Code of Good Practice on the Arrangement of Working Time;
(b)must issue a Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of a Child;
(c)may issue other codes of good practice; and
(d)may change or replace any code of good practice.

 

(2)Any code of good practice or any change to or replacement of a code of good practice must be published in the Gazette.

 

(3)Any person interpreting or applying this Act must take into account relevant codes of good practice.

 

(4)A Code of Good Practice issued in terms of this section may provide that the Code must be taken into account in applying or interpreting any employment law.