South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 11 : Taxi SectorPart D : Hours of Work18. Rest period |
| (1) | An employer must grant an employee— |
| (a) | a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending work and starting work the next day; |
| (b) | a weekly rest period of at least thirty-six consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include a Sunday. |
| (2) | A daily rest period in terms of sub-clause 1(a) may, in terms of a written agreement, be reduced to ten hours for an employee— |
| (a) | who lives on the premises at which the workplace is situated, and |
| (b) | whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours. |
| (3) | Despite sub-clause (1)(b), an agreement in writing may provide for— |
| (a) | a rest period of at least sixty consecutive hours every second week; or |
| (b) | the reduction of an employee's weekly rest period by up to eight hours in any week if the rest period in the following week is extended equivalently. |
