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Basic Guide to Overtime

by Zopedol — last modified 2008-05-30 14:09
The amount of overtime a worker may work is limited.  Workers must get 1.5 times their normal hourly pay or paid time off in exchange for overtime.

Application

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies to all employers and workers, but not -

  • members of the -
    • National Defence Force,
    • National Intelligence Agency, or
    • South African Secret Service; or
  • unpaid volunteers working for charity.

The section of the Act that regulate working hours does not apply to:

  • workers in senior management
  • sales staff who travel and regulate their own working hours
  • workers who work less than 24 hours in a month
  • workers who earn more than R115 572 per year
  • workers engaged in emergency work are excluded from certain provisions.

See

Applies to all employers and workers and regulates leave, working hours, employment contracts, deductions, pay slips, and termination

Overtime Hours

Workers may not work –
  • overtime, unless by agreement
  • more than 10 hours’ overtime a week (collective agreement may increase this to 15 hours per week for up to 2 months a year)
  • more than 12 hours on any day

Based on Legislation in Section 10, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

Pay for Overtime

Employers must pay workers overtime at 1.5 times the normal hourly wage.
 
Alternatively, a worker may agree to receive paid time off or a combination of pay and time off.

Based on Legislation in Section 10, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act


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