Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)RegulationsBCEA Regulations on Hazardous Work by Children5. Prohibition of piece-work and task work |
| (1) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker to perform piece work or task work. |
| (2) | For the purposes of this regulation, |
| (a) | "piece work" means work in terms of which the remuneration of the child worker is based mainly on the quantity of work done; |
| (b) | "task work" means work in terms of which the remuneration of the child worker is based mainly on the completion of set tasks. |
| (3) | This regulation does not prevent the payment of a commission or an incentive payment on the completion of a task to a child worker provided that— |
| (a) | the child is paid the minimum wage prescribed for that work in terms of any sectoral determination or bargaining council agreement; |
| (b) | if no such minimum wage is prescribed, the child, in addition to any commission or incentive payment received, is paid a basic wage, calculated on the basis of time worked, and this wage is more than the commission or incentive payment received and is calculated on a consistent basis. |