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Sectoral Determination 8: Farm Worker Sector, South Africa
Part D: Hours of Work
17. Night Work

 

 

1)        In section, "night work" means work performed after 20:00 and before 04:00 the next day.

 

2)        An employer may only require or permit a farm worker to perform night work, if so agreed, and if -

a)        the employer pays the farm worker an allowance of at least 10% of the farm worker’s ordinary daily wage; and

b)        transportation is available between the farm worker’s place of residence and the workplace at the commencement and conclusion of the farm worker’s shift.

 

3)        An employer who requires a farm worker to perform work on a regular basis after 20:00 and before 04:00 the next day must –

a)        inform the farm worker in writing, or orally if the farm worker is not able to understand a written communication, in a language that the farm worker understands-

i)          of any health and safety hazards associated with the work that the farm worker is required to perform: and

ii)         of the farm worker’s rights to undergo a medical examination in terms of paragraph (b).

b)        at the request of the farm worker, enable the farm worker to undergo a medical examination, for the account of the employer, concerning those hazards-

i)          before the farm worker starts, or within a reasonable period of the farm worker starting, such work;

ii)         at appropriate interval while the farm worker continues to perform such work; and

c)        transfer the farm worker to suitable day work within a reasonable time if-

i)          the farm worker suffers from a health condition associated with the performance of night work; and

ii)         it is practicable for the employer to do so.

 

4)        Sub-clause (3) applies to farm workers who work after 20:00 and before 04:00 at least five times per month or 50 times per year.