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

Sectoral Determinations

Purchase

(1)	An employer must pay an employee covered by the determination—

(a)	in South African currency;

(b)	daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly; and

(c)	in cash, by cheque or by direct deposit into an account designated by the employee.

(2)	Any payment in cash or by cheque must be given to each employee—

(a)	at the workplace or at a place agreed to in writing by the employee;

(b)	during the employee's working hours; and

(c)	in a sealed envelope which becomes the property of the employee.

(3)	An employer must pay an employee on the normal pay-day agreed to in writing by the employee.