Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)RegulationsBCEA Regulations on Hazardous Work by Children6. Maximum daily and weekly working time |
| (1) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is not enrolled in school to work for more than 40 hours of work in any week. |
| (2) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is enrolled in school to work— |
| (a) | for more than 20 hours in any week falling in the school term; |
| (b) | for more than 40 hours of work in any week that falls entirely within school holidays. |
| (3) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit child worker to work— |
| (A) | on more than 8 hours on any day; or, |
| (B) | if the child is enrolled in school, for more than— |
| (I) | two hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school; or |
| (II) | four hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school but is not expected to be at school the following day. |