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 in excess of an amount stated in terms of  section 6 (3) of the Act
  • workers engaged in emergency work are excluded from certain provisions.
• workers engaged in emergency work are excluded from certain provisions.​
  
  

Contents of Pay Slips

• Employer’s name and address
• Worker’s name and occupation
• Period for which payment is made
• Total salary or wages
• Any deductions
• The actual amount paid
• If relevant to the calculation of pay:
  • Employee’s pay and overtime rates
  • Number of ordinary and overtime hours worked
  • Number of hours worked on a Sunday or public holiday
  • The total number of ordinary and overtime hours worked in the period of averaging, if a collective agreement to average working time has been concluded
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