Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry: Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementChapter 4 : Regulations for Contract of Employment4.3. Piece work |
| 4.3.1 | An employer may, after giving at least one week's notice to an employee, introduce a piece work system and, save as provided for in Clause 6.4.1 of this agreement, such employer shall pay such employee at the rate applicable under such system: Provided that, irrespective of the quantity of work done, the employer shall pay such employee not less than, in respect of each week in which such piece-work is performed, the amount which the employer would have been required to pay such employee for that week had the employee been remunerated on the basis of time worked. |
| 4.3.2 | An employer shall keep a schedule of the rates referred to in sub-clause 4.3.1 above in a conspicuous place in the establishment. |
| 4.3.3 | An employer who intends to cancel or amend the piece-work system in operation, or the rates applicable there under, shall give the employee employed on such system not less than one week's notice of such intention: Provided that an employer and the employee may agree on a longer period of notice, in which case the employer shall give notice for a period not shorter than that agreed upon. |