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Basic Guide to Child Labour (Private Security Sector)

by Zopedol — last modified 2007-11-28 13:27

In the interests of the well-being; education; physical and mental health; and spiritual, moral and social development of children; the employment of children under the age of 15 is illegal, and children under the age of 18 may not be employed to do inappropriate work.

Application

Sectoral Determination 6 applies to all employers and private security workers who are associated with guarding and protecting -

fixed property,
premises,
goods,
people, or
workers.

This includes those monitoring and responding to alarms.

The determination does not apply to workers who are –

managers; or
covered by another –
- sectoral determination, or
- bargaining council agreement.

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies in respect of any matter not covered by this sectoral determination.

See

Sectoral Determination 6: Private Security Sector

Basic conditions of employment applicable only to employers and workers in the private security sector