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

Sectoral Determinations

Sectoral Determination 11 : Taxi Sector

Part D : Hours of Work

11. Ordinary hours of work
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(1)An employer may not require or permit an employee to work more than—
(a)48 hours in any week; and
(b)ten hours on any day if the employee works for five days or less in a week; 3 or
(c)eight hours in any day if the employee works for more than five days in any week.

 

(2)In respect of employees who regularly work on Sundays or public holidays, work on those days is part of ordinary hours worked unless there is an agreement to the contrary, except that work on Sundays or public holidays must be paid at the rates set out in clauses 14 and 15.

 

                                                                                           

3 As an employee may not work more than 48 ordinary hours of work a week, an employee who works for 10 hours on four days, for example, may not work more than 8 hours on the fifth day.