Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI)Main Collective AgreementPart 2 : Hours of Work8. Compressed working week |
| (1) | Subject to subclauses (2) and (3), and after giving at least 72 hours' written notice to an employee, an employer may require the employee to work up to 15 hours a day, inclusive of meal intervals, without overtime pay. |
| (2) | An employer may not require an employee to work a compressed working week for more than two consecutive weeks in a five week period. |
| (3) | An employer may not require or permit an employee to work— |
| (a) | more than 45 ordinary hours of work in any week; |
| (b) | more than 30 hours of overtime in any week; or |
| (c) | during the rest intervals specified in clause 6. |
| (4) | An employer who intends implementing a compressed working week scheme must— |
| (a) | immediately notify the National Secretary of the Council in writing of the anticipated date of implementation and approximate duration of the scheme; and |
| (b) | retain copies of all notices issued to employees in terms of subclause (1) for a period of three years. |
| (5) | In order to calculate the number of working days worked in a compressed week, an employer must take the total number of ordinary hours worked in a week and must credit an employee with one working day for every nine ordinary hours worked, up to a maximum of five (5) working days per week. A part of an hour worked is deemed to be a full hour. |