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

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National Textile Bargaining Council: Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

Annexures

Annexure L: Woven, Crochet & Knitted Narrow Fabric Subsector

C. Hours of Work

16. Public Holidays

 

The provisions of clause 16 of Part 1 of this Agreement shall apply, subject to the following:

16.1 An employer may not require or permit employees, apart from security guards and guards, to work on a public holiday except in accordance with an agreement.
16.2 Public Holidays will be as per the Public Holidays Act, 1994 [as amended].
16.3 As per the provisions cf sub-clause 16.3 of a Part 1 of this Agreement.
16.4 If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday must be a public holiday.
16.5 If public holiday falls on a day in which an employee would ordinarily work and an employee does not work on this public holiday, an employer must pay an employee his/her basic daily wage for that public holiday.
16.6 If an employee works less than 4 hours on a public holiday then the employer must pay that employee his/her basic daily wage, plus a basic hourly rate for 4 hours.
16.7 If an employee works for longer than 4 hours on a public holiday, then the employer must pay that employee at double his or her normal daily rate, or double the hourly rate for the hours worked, whichever is the greater.
16.8 If the Day of Reconciliation falls on a Saturday, an employer of an employee who works five days a week must pay that employee an additional days wage for that week. The day's wages is the basic daily wage.
16.9 If an employer chooses to shut down on any religious holiday then the employees must be paid as if they had worked on that day.
16.10 An employee may take paid leave of one hour on 18 July each year for a general meeting at the time and place agreed between the employer and the trade union representatives at the work place.
16.11 An employee who absents himself/herself from work on any ordinary working day immediately preceding and/or immediately following any public holiday, shall not be paid for such public holiday unless such absence is on account of medically certified sickness or a protected strike.
16.12 if a public holiday falls on a Saturday during the formal December/January shutdown period, the public holiday is to be paid.

[Part 2 Annexure L C(16)(16.12) inserted by Notice No. 1343, GG47302, dated 14 October 2022]