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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

National Textile Bargaining Council

Collective Agreement

Part 1

C: Hours of Work

16. Public Holidays

 

Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Annexures in Part 2 of this Agreement—

16.1 an employer may not require or permit employees to work on a public holiday except in accordance with an agreement;
16.2 the public holidays are the following:
16.2.1 January 1, New Year's Day;
16.2.2 March 21, Human Rights Day;
16.2.3 Good Friday;
16.2.4 Family Day;
16.2.5 April 27, Freedom Day;
16.2.6 May 1, Workers' Day;
10.2.7 June 16, Youth Day;
16.2.8 August 9, National Women's Day;
16.2.9 September 24, Heritage Day;
16.2.10 December 16, Day of ReconciIiation;
16.2.11 December 25, Christmas Day;
16.2.12 December 26, Day of Goodwill;
16.3 a public holiday may be exchanged for any other day by agreement;
16.4 if a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday must be a holiday;
16.5 if a public holiday falls on a day on which an employee would ordinarily work, an employer must pay—
16.5.1 an employee who does not work on the public holiday, at least the wage that the employee would ordinarily have received for work on that day;
16.5.2 an employee who does work on the public holiday—
16.5.2.1 at least double the amount referred to in clause 16.5.1; or
16.5.2.2 if it is greater, the amount referred to in clause 16.5.1 plus the amount earned by the employee for the time worked on that day;
16.6 if an employee works on a public holiday on which the employee would not ordinarily work, the employer must pay that employee an amount equal to—
16.6.1 the employee's ordinary daily wage; plus
16.6.2 the amount earned by the employee for the work performed that day whether calculated by reference to time worked or any other method;
16.7 if an employer chooses not to work on any religious holiday other than a public holiday then the employee must be paid as if they had ordinarily worked on that day.