Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector, South Africa
Part D : Hours of Work
13. Overtime

 

 

 

1)        An employer may not require or permit an employee –

a)        to work overtime except in accordance with an agreement concluded by the employer and the employee;

b)        to work more than 10 hours’ overtime a week; or

c)        to work more than 12 hours, including overtime, on any day.

 

2)        A written agreement –

a)        may increase the maximum permitted overtime to 15 hours a week; and

b)        an agreement contemplated in paragraph (a) may not apply for more than two months in any period of 12 months.