Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)RegulationsBCEA Regulations on Hazardous Work by Children6. Maximum daily and weekly working time |
(1) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is not enrolled in school to work for more than 40 hours of work in any week. |
(2) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit a child worker who is enrolled in school to work— |
(a) | for more than 20 hours in any week falling in the school term; |
(b) | for more than 40 hours of work in any week that falls entirely within school holidays. |
(3) | It is an offence for any person to require or permit child worker to work— |
(A) | on more than 8 hours on any day; or, |
(B) | if the child is enrolled in school, for more than— |
(I) | two hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school; or |
(II) | four hours on any day on which a child is expected to be at school but is not expected to be at school the following day. |