Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied TradesExtension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement14. Public Holidays |
| (1) | An employee other than a casual employee, theatre part-time vendor, special function employee and night-watchman, shall be entitled to and shall be granted leave on all public holidays and shall be paid by his employer an amount of not less than his daily wage in respect of each such holiday as if he had on such day worked his ordinary hours for the day of the week, but such employee may, subject to the provisions of subclause (2), be required or permitted by his employer to work on any such holiday. |
| (2) | When an employee works on a paid holiday, which is a normal working day, his employer shall pay him double his daily wage irrespective of the hours worked; |
| (3) | If a paid holiday falls within an employee's period of annual leave, the period of such leave shall be extended by one working day for each holiday falling within his period of leave in terms of the provisions of clause 13 (1). |