Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Western Cape

Extension to non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part l

B - Terms and conditions of employment

Clause 16 - Hours of work
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(1) Ordinary hours of work
(a) An employer may not require or permit an employee to work more than:—
(a) 44 hours in any week; and
(b) nine hours in any day if the employee works for five days or fewer in a week; or
(c) eight hours in any day if the employee works on more than five days in a week.
(b) The Employer must inform Employees and the Council of their firm's ordinary weekly working hours and to display them in a conspicuous place within the workplace.
(c) Should an Employer wish to change the firm's ordinary working hours they would be required to apply for an exemption from the Council before implementing any change to their ordinary weekly working hours. The Council may require seventy five per cent of the firm's Employees to support the proposed change to the firm's ordinary weekly working hours.

 

(2)Overtime Hours
(a) All hours worked in excess of a firm's ordinary weekly working hours must be paid in accordance with section 10 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997.
(b) Drivers and Drivers Assistants - Driver's and Driver's Assistants may not work more than fifteen hours per day and more than 15 hours overtime in any one pay week.
(c) Top Up Lost Ordinary Time Hours - overtime hours in the same pay week can be used to top up lost normal time hours of the same pay week before overtime becomes payable.
(d) Every Employer shall display in his establishment in readily accessible to his a place Employees a notice in the form prescribed in Annexure C to this Part of the Agreement specifying the starting and finishing time of work for each day of the week, forenoon and afternoon intervals and the meal interval.
(e) Employees to be allowed to work up to fifteen (15) hours per week overtime without prior permission from the Council