Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965
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Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 12 : Forestry Sector, South AfricaPart B : Minimum Wages9. Prohibited acts concerning pay |
| (1) | An employer may not withhold any payment from a forestry worker or require a forestry worker to pay the employer or any other person in respect of— |
| (a) | the employment or training of that forestry worker; |
| (b) | the supply of any work equipment or tools; or |
| (c) | the supply of any work clothing.1 |
| (2) | An employer may not require a forestry worker to purchase any goods from the employer or from any person, shop or other business nominated by the employer. |
| (3) | An employer may not levy a fine against a forestry worker. |
| (4) | An employer may not require or permit a forestry worker to— |
| (a) | repay any amount paid except for overpayments previously made by the employer resulting from an error in calculating the forestry worker’s pay; or |
| (b) | acknowledge receipt of an amount greater than the pay actually received. |
| 1 | An employer may not make any deduction from remuneration or require or permit a forestry worker to make any payment to the employer or any other person in respect of anything that the employer is required to do in the interests of the health and safety of a forestry worker (section 23 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993. |
