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

Sectoral Determinations

Sectoral Determination No 5: Learnerships

11. Compressed working week

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(1)An agreement in writing may require or permit a learner to work up to twelve hours in a day, inclusive of the meal intervals required in terms of clause 9, without receiving overtime pay.

 

(2)An agreement in terms of subclause (1) may not require or permit a learner to work:
(a)more than 45 ordinary hours of work in any week;
(b)more than ten hours' overtime in any week; or
(c)on more than five days in any week.