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

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BCEA Regulations on Hazardous Work by Children

6. Maximum daily and weekly working time

 

(1) It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is not enrolled in school to work for more than 40 hours of work in any week.

 

(2) It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is enrolled in school to work—
(a) for more than 20 hours in any week falling in the school term;
(b) for more than 40 hours of work in any week that falls entirely within school holidays.

 

(3) It is an offence for any person to require or permit child worker to work—
(A) on more than 8 hours on any day; or,
(B) if the child is enrolled in school, for more than—
(I) two hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school; or
(II) four hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school but is not expected to be at school the following day.