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Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)

Regulations

Public Service Regulations, 2016

Chapter 4 : Employment Matters

Part 2 : Remuneration and other benefits

49. Overtime

 

(1) An executive authority shall, subject to any collective agreement and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, compensate an employee, other than a member of the SMS, for overtime work if—
(a) the department has an approved written policy on overtime;
(b) the executive authority has provided written authorisation in advance for the work;
(c) the monthly compensation for overtime constitutes less than—
(i) 30 percent of the employee's monthly basic salary; or
(ii) 30 percent of the monthly salary calculated on the minimum basic annual salary determined by the Minister,

whichever is the lesser;

(d) the approval is not inconsistent with a collective agreement or the Basic Conditions of Employment Act;
(e) the  hours  of  overtime  is  in  accordance  with  the  Basic Conditions of Employment Act;
(f) such overtime is in the interest of service delivery; and
(g) funds are available within the budget of the department.

[Regulation 49(1) substituted by section 20 of the Public Service Amendment Regulations, 2023, Notice No. R. 3971, GG49517, dated 20 October 2023 - effective 1 November 2023]

 

(2) An overtime policy contemplated in subregulation (1) shall be established by the executive authority in accordance with applicable collective agreements, which shall determine—
(a) categories of employees that may not receive compensation for overtime due to the nature of their duties;
(b) the circumstances under which overtime work for an individual employee may be authorised;
(c) how much overtime an employee may work in a given period;
(d) how authorisation for overtime is recorded; and
(e) other control measures, if necessary.