Pharmacy Act, 1974
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 9 : Wholesale and Retail Sector, South AfricaPart B : Wages4. Calculation of remuneration or wages |
(1) | The remuneration or wages of an employee must be calculated by reference to the employee's ordinary hours of work. |
(2) | For the purposes of any calculation in terms of this determination— |
(a) | the hourly remuneration or wages of an employee is obtained by— |
(i) | dividing the daily remuneration or wages by the number of ordinary hours worked in a day; or |
(ii) | dividing the weekly remuneration or wages by the number of ordinary hours worked in a week. |
(b) | the daily remuneration or wages of an employee is obtained by— |
(i) | multiplying the hourly remuneration or wages by the number of ordinary hours worked in a day; or |
(ii) | dividing the weekly remuneration or wages by the number of days worked in a week. |
(c) | the weekly remuneration or wages of an employee is obtained by— |
(i) | multiplying the hourly remuneration or wages by the number of ordinary hours worked in a week; or |
(ii) | multiplying the daily remuneration or wages by the number of days worked in a week; or |
(iii) | dividing the monthly remuneration or wages by four and one-third. |
(d) | the monthly remuneration or wages of an employee is obtained by multiplying the weekly remuneration or wages by four and a third. |
(e) | If an employee's remuneration or wages is calculated, either wholly or in part, on a basis other than time, or if an employee's remuneration or wages fluctuates significantly from period to period, any payment to that employee in terms of this clause must be calculated by reference to the employee's remuneration— |
(i) | during the preceding 13 weeks; |
(ii) | if the employee has been in employment for a shorter period, that period; or |
(iii) | by agreement, the average earned over a period of time of not more than the previous 12 months. |