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

Ministerial Determinations

Ministerial Determination 1: Small Business

1. Application

 

(1) This determination applies to employers who conduct businesses employing less than ten employees.

 

(2) To the extent provided for in this determination, this determination varies the application of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No. 75 of 1997, to such employers and their employees.

 

(3) This determination must be read in conjunction with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.

 

(4) Unless otherwise indicated, any word used in this determination has the same meaning as in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No. 75 of 1997.

 

(5) A bargaining council agreement or sectoral determination takes precedence over this determination, unless the agreement or determination provides otherwise.

 

(6) This determination does not apply to—
(a) the employment of domestic workers;
(b) the public service;
(c) any employer who conducts more than one business;
(d) any business formed by the division or dissolution of an existing business.