Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Sectoral DeterminationsSectoral Determination 2 : Civil Engineering Sector, South Africa14. Averaging hours of work |
(1) | Despite clauses 8 and 9 the ordinary hours of work and overtime of an employee may be averaged over a period of up to four months in terms of a collective agreement. |
(2) | An employer may not require or permit an employee whom is bound by a collective agreement in terms of subclause (1) to work more than— |
(a) | an average of 45 ordinary hours of work in a week over the agreed period; |
(b) | an average of five hours' overtime in a week over the agreed period. |
(3) | A collective agreement in terms of subclause (1) lapses after 12 months. |
(4) | Subclause (3) only applies to the first two collective agreements concluded in terms of subsection (1). |