Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI : Renewal of Period of Operation of the Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementChapter 2 : Regulation of Working Time2.5. Rest period |
| 2.5.1. | An employer shall allow an employee; |
| (a) | A daily rest period of at least 12 consecutive hours between ending and recommencing work; and |
| (b) | A weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours, which, unless otherwise agreed, must include a Sunday. |
| 2.5.2. | A daily rest period in terms of clause 2.5.1(a) above may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for an employee— |
| (a) | who lives on the premises at which the workplace is situated; and |
| (b) | whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours. |
| 2.5.3. | Despite sub clause 2.5.1(b) above, an agreement in writing may provide for— |
| (a) | a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every two weeks, or |
| (b) | an employee's weekly rest period to be reduced by up to eight hours in any week if the rest period in the following week is extended equivalently |