Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Worker Sector, South Africa
Part D : Hours of Work
16. Rest Period

 

 

1)        An employer must grant a domestic 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 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 a domestic worker –

a)        who lives at the workplace is situated; and

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

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