Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Codes of Good PracticeCode of Good Practice for Employment and Conditions of work for Expanded Public Works ProgrammesContract of Employment |
CONTRACTOR
Name:
Address:
ID:
AND
WORKER
Name:
Details
ID:
| 1) | I am pleased to confirm that you have been appointed to work on a task-based employment contract within an Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) project. Within this contract you will undertake numerous groups of tasks. |
| 2) | This contract must be read in conjunction with the standard terms and conditions of employment on EPWP attached. |
| 3) | The project where you will be employed is located at ......................... |
| 4) | The contract will start on ............................................................. |
| 5) | You must be aware that this contract is a limited-term contract and not a permanent job. The contract may be terminated for one of the following reasons: |
| a) | If the contractor does not get additional contracts from the EPWP. |
| b) | Funding for the programme in your area comes to an end. |
| c) | You repeatedly do not perform in terms of the tasks set out in your work programme. |
| 6) | You will be employed as a .............................. within the team. |
| 7) | While you are working you will report to .......................................... |
| 8) | Payment |
| a) | You will be paid a fixed amount of R ............ for completing a fixed amount of work. |
| b) | The amount of work required for the agreed rate of pay will vary from task to task. You will be informed at the beginning of each task or group of tasks how much work you are expected to complete per day. |
| c) | You will only be paid for work completed. |
| d) | You will be paid the amount for the number of days quoted in the contract even if you finish the work before the time or after the estimated date of completion. |
| e) | A contractor must pay you the production bonus (the extra days if the work is finished early) if you have completed your share of tasks. |
| f) | The contractor will be paid within 30 days after the work is completed. You will be paid within 5 days of the contractor being paid. |
| 9) | In addition to the conditions above all the terms and conditions of employment on EPWP apply to your employment. If you breach any of these terms your contract may be terminated. |
Signatures:
Signed on this day ..................... of .................... 20 ....
Contractor: ................................... Date: ..................... .
Worker: ................................... Date ...................... ..
Witness: ................................... Date: ...................... .