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Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Chapter Three : Leave

21. Pay for annual leave

 

(1) An employer must pay an employee leave pay at least equivalent to the remuneration that the employee would have received for working for a period equal to the period of annual leave, calculated—
(a) at the employee's rate of remuneration immediately before the beginning of the period of annual leave; and
(b) in accordance with section 35.

 

(2) An employer must pay an employee leave pay—
(a) before the beginning of the period of leave; or
(b) by agreement, on the employee's usual pay day.