Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering IndustriesConsolidated 2021/2025 Plastic Industry Main Collective AgreementChapter 27. Payment for Public Holidays |
| (1) | Unless otherwise agreed, an employee shall be deemed to have agreed to work on a public holiday, if he accepts work at such an establishment subject to the following: |
| (a) | If an employee is not required to work on a public holiday that falls on a day which would otherwise be all ordinary working day for such an employee, he shall be paid at his ordinary hourly rate for the ordinary working hours of that day of the week; or |
| (b) | If an employee works on a public holiday that falls on a day which would otherwise be an ordinary working day for such an employee, he shall be paid for the number of hours payable in terms of his ordinary shift and, in addition he shall he paid at one and one-third times the hourly rate for the hours worked; or |
| (c) | If an employee works on a public holiday that falls on a day which would otherwise not be an ordinary working day for such an employee, he shall be paid an amount which shall be not less than the wage payable to such an employee in respect of the time which is ordinarily worked by him on a working day and in addition, he shall be paid at one and one-third times the hourly rate for time worked. |
| (2) | Only shifts commencing on the public holiday will be paid as set out in sub-clause 1 above. All hours worked in respect of shifts commencing on the public holiday and ending on an ordinary working day will be paid at public holiday rates of pay. |