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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Fishing Industry

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Section ll : Core Rights

Part F : Hours of Work

17. Rest Periods

Purchase

17.1.

The employer shall provide an employee with hours of rest per day as prescribed in the applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and SAMSA regulations.

17.2.

The employer shall grant at the end of every Voyage, an employee four (4) hours paid Shore Leave for every twenty-four (24) hours that the employee was at sea.

17.3.

Shore Leave may commence upon actual arrival after the employee is granted permission to leave the ship.

17.4.

Shore leave may be taken at the conclusion of a trip or a voyage at the discretion of the employer: provided in the event of shore leave being granted away from the employees homeport then the employer shall be responsible for the transport to his home port.

17.5.

Notwithstanding paragraph 4 above, the employer and employee may enter into any alternative written agreement in order to address shore leave.