Chapter 4 : Particulars of employment and remuneration

31. Keeping of records

(1)           Every employer must keep a record containing at least the following information:

(a)          The employee’s name and occupation;

(b)          the time worked by each employee;

(c)           the remuneration paid to each employee;

(d)          the date of birth of any employee under 18 years of age; and

(e)          any other prescribed information.

(2)           A record in terms of subsection (1) must be kept by the employer for a period of three years from the date of the last entry in the record.

(3)           No person may make a false entry in a record maintained in terms of subsection (1).

(4)           An employer who keeps a record in terms of this section is not required to keep any other record of time worked and remuneration paid as required by any other employment law.