Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)

Regulations

Public Service Regulations, 2016

Chapter 4 : Employment Matters

Part 3 : Working environment

51. Working hours

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Subject to any collective agreements and the Code of Good Practice on Arrangement of Working Time issued in terms of section 87 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, a head of department shall determine—

(a)the work week and daily hours of work for employees; and
(b)the opening and closingtimes of places of work of the department, taking into account—
(i)the needs of the public with due regard to the department's service delivery improvement plan; and
(ii)the  needs  and  circumstances  of  employees, including family obligations and transport arrangements.

 

[Regulation 51 substituted by section 21 of the Public Service Amendment Regulations, 2023, Notice No. R. 3971, GG49517, dated 20 October 2023 - effective 1 November 2023]