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

Chapter Three : Leave

Purchase

(1)	An employer must pay an employee leave pay at least equivalent to the remuneration that the employee would have received for working for a period equal to the period of annual leave, calculated—

(a)	at the employee's rate of remuneration immediately before the beginning of the period of annual leave; and

(b)	in accordance with section 35.

(2)	An employer must pay an employee leave pay—

(a)	before the beginning of the period of leave; or

(b)	by agreement, on the employee's usual pay day.