Overtime
The amount of overtime a worker may work is limited. Workers must get 1,5 times their normal hourly pay or paid time off in exchange for overtime. Alternatively, a worker may agree to receive paid time off or a combination of pay and time off.
The section of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act that regulate working hours does not apply to:
- workers in senior management
- sales staff who travel and regulate their own working hours
- workers who work less than 24 hours in a month
- workers who earn more than R115 572 per year
- workers engaged in emergency work are excluded from certain provisions.
Workers may not work:
- overtime, unless by agreement
- more than 10 hours’ overtime a week (collective agreement may increase this to 15 hours per week for up to two months a year)
- more than 12 hours on any day.