Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector, South Africa
Part D : Hours of Work
18. Rest Periods

 

 

1)        An employer must grant an employee –

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 36 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 an employee –

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

 

3)        Despite sub-clause (1)(b), a written agreement may provide for a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every second week.