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

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Bargaining Council for the Building Industry, Cape of Good Hope

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Consolidated Collective Agreement

Chapter Five: Terms of Employment

23. Shift Work

 

(1) An employer may require his employees to work shifts: Provided that no employee shall be required to work more than an 8-hour or 12-hour shift in any period of 24 (twenty-four) hours.

 

(2) An employee who works any shift other than the shift during the ordinary hours of work shift shall receive the basic wage payable in terms of clause 18, plus 15% of his basic wage: Provided that the provisions of this sub clause shall not apply to security guards.

 

(3) Notwithstanding any other clause in this Agreement, security guards are required to work shifts in accordance with the employer's operational requirements: Provided that no security guard shall be required to work more than 13 (thirteen) hours during a night shift and 11 (eleven) hours during a day shift.

 

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub clauses (1) to (3) above, if a security guard's shift work includes work on a Sunday or public holiday, payment in respect of such Sunday or public holiday work shall be at the ordinary basic rate, unless it constitutes overtime in accordance with clause 20 above in which case payment shall be at a rate of one and a half of the ordinary basic rate.