Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)Chapter 2 : National Liquor Policy8. Prohibitions regarding employment in liquor industry |
| (1) | Despite any law or agreement to the contrary, a registered person must not employ a person who has not yet attained the age of 16 in any activity relating to the manufacture or distribution of liquor or methylated spirits unless the employee is undergoing training or a learnership contemplated in section 16 of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998). |
| (2) | Despite any agreement to the contrary, an employer must not— |
| (a) | supply liquor or methylated spirits to any person as an inducement to employment; |
| (b) | supply liquor or methylated spirits to an employee as or in lieu of wages or remuneration; or |
| (c) | deduct from an employees’ wages or remuneration any amount relating to the cost of liquor or methylated spirits— |
| (i) | supplied to the employee or to a person on behalf of the employee; or |
| (ii) | purchased by, or on behalf of, the employee. |