Sectoral Determination 8: Farm Worker Sector, South Africa
Part D: Hours of Work
19. Rest Period

 

 

1)        An employer must grant a farm worker –

a)        a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending work and starting work the next day;

b)        weekly rest period of at least thirty-six consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include a Sunday.

 

2)        A daily rest period in terms of sub-clause (1)(a) may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for a farm worker -

a)        who lives where the workplace is situated; and

b)        whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours.

 

3)        despite sub-clause (1)(b), an agreement in writing may provide for a rest period of at least sixty consecutive hours every second week.