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 5 : Regulation regarding Registers and the Conditions of Employment Agreement5.2. Written particulars of employment |
| 5.2.1 | An employer must supply an employee with a contract of employment when the employee commences employment, in which with the following particulars are included; |
| (a) | The full name and address of the employer; |
| (b) | The name and occupation of the employee, or a brief description of the work for which the employee is employed; |
| (c) | The place of work, and, where the employee is required or permitted to work at various places, an indication of this; |
| (d) | The date of employment; |
| (e) | The employee's ordinary hours of work and days of work; |
| (f) | The employee's wage rate and method of calculating wages; |
| (g) | The rate of pay for overtime work; |
| (h) | Any other remuneration that the employee is entitled to and the value of the payment in kind; |
| (i) | Any payment in kind that the employee is entitled to and the value of the payment in kind; |
| (j) | How frequently remuneration will be paid; |
| (k) | Any deductions to be made from the employee's remuneration; |
| (I) | The leave to which the employee is entitled; |
| (m) | The period of notice required to terminate employment, or if employment is on an LDC, the date on which employment will be terminated or the specific event that will result in the termination of employment. |
| (n) | Any period of employment with a previous employer that is to be included in the employee's period of employment; |
| (o) | A list of any other documents that form part of the contract of employment, indicating a place that is reasonably accessible to the employee where a copy of each may be obtained. |
| 5.2.2 | When any matter listed in sub-clause 5.2.1 above changes— |
| (a) | the contract of employment must be revised to reflect the change; and |
| (b) | the employee must be supplied with a copy of the document reflecting the change. |
| 5.2.3 | If an employee is not able to understand the contract of employment, the employer must ensure that it is explained to the employee in a language and in a manner that the employee understands. |
| 5.2.4 | The employer must keep the contract of employment in terms of this clause for a period of 3 years after termination of employment. |