Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)

Sectoral Determinations

Purchase

(1)	An employer must grant an employee—

(a)	a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending work and starting work the next day;

(b)	weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include a Sunday.

(2)	A daily rest period in terms of sub-clause (1)(a) may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for an employee -(a) whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours.

(3)	Despite sub-clause (1)(b), a written agreement may provide for a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every second week.