Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied TradesExtension to non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement15. Prohibition of Child Labour and Forced Labour |
| (1) | No person may employ a child— |
| (a) | who is under 15 years of age; or |
| (b) | who is under the minimum school leaving age in terms of any law, if this is 15 or older. |
| (2) | No person may, employ a child in employment— |
| (a) | that is inappropriate for a person of that age; |
| (b) | that places at risk the child's well-being, education, physical or mental health, or spiritual, moral or social development. |
| (3) | An employer must maintain for three years, a record of the name, date of birth and address of every employee under the age of 18 years employed by them. |
| (4) | Subject to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, all forced labour is prohibited. |
| (5) | No person may, for his/her own benefit or for the benefit of someone else cause, demand or impose forced labour in contravention of sub clause 15(4). |
| (6) | A person who employs a child in contravention of sub clause 15(1) and 15(2) or engages in any form of forced labour in contravention of sub clauses 15(4) and 15(5) commits an offence in terms of sections 46 and 48 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act respectively, read with section 93 of that Act. |
