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Labour Laws Amendment Act (Act No. 10 of 2018). -

Adoption: 2018-11-23 | ZAF-2018-L-108809

To amend the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, so as to insert new definitions; to correct an obsolete reference to an Act; to provide for parental, adoption and commissioning parental leave to employees; to provide that a collective agreement may not reduce an employee’s entitlement to parental, adoption or commissioning parental leave; to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, so as to provide for the right to claim parental and commissioning parental benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund; to provide for the application for, and the payment of, parental and commissioning parental benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund; to correct an obsolete reference to an Act; to provide that the number of contributors to whom parental and commissioning parental benefits were paid and the amount of such payments be included in the written report from the Director-General to the Minister; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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Act No. 20 of 2013: Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, 2013. -

Adoption: 2013-12-04 | Date d'entrée en vigueur: 2014-09-01 | ZAF-2013-L-97067

To amend the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, so as to substitute certain definitions; to prohibit employers from requiring employees to make payments to secure employment and from requiring employees to purchase goods, services or products; to prohibit anyone from requiring or permitting a child under the age of 15 years to work; to make it an offence for anyone to require or permit a child to perform any work or provide any services that place at risk the child's well-being; to provide for the Minister to publish a sectoral determination for employees and employers who are not covered by any other sectoral determination; to provide for the Director-General to apply to the Labour Court for an employer to comply with a written undertaking by the employer; to provide for a compliance order; to delete certain obsolete provisions; to provide the Labour Court with exclusive jurisdiction in respect of certain matters; to provide for certain offences and penalties; to increase the penalties for certain offences; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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Code of good practice on the arrangement of working time (No. R. 1440). -

Adoption: 1998-11-13 | ZAF-1998-L-51675

Sets forth a code of practice for arranging and implementing working time shifts. Employers should take into account health and safety factors, family responsibilities, preferences of employees, and the performance of safety-critical tasks.

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Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995 (No. 48 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-09-28 | ZAF-1995-L-43426

Allows the President to declare any day to be a public holiday.

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Integration of Labour Laws Act: Regulations Regarding the Integration of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1983 (No. R. 1261).

Adoption: 1995-08-18 | Date d'entrée en vigueur: 1995-09-01 | ZAF-1995-R-41860

Regulations relating to permission for performance of work on Sundays and other exemptions in relation to the Integration Act.

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Public Holidays Act, 1994 (No. 36 of 1994) (No. 2088 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-11-23 | Date d'entrée en vigueur: 1995-01-01 | ZAF-1994-L-40045

Makes provisions for a new calendar of public holidays and provides that public holidays shall be paid holidays.

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Mines and Works Amendment Act, 1991. No. 13.

Adoption: 1991-03-18 | Date d'entrée en vigueur: 1991-04-03 | ZAF-1991-L-22403

Amends the Mines and Works Act, 1956, in order to further regulate the circumstances in which women may work at mines or works; to provide for more severe penalties to be prescribed in the relevant regulations for contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith; to increase certain penalties under the said Act; to declare certain negligent acts offences; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Section 11 of the 1956 Act, as amended, now provides that "No person under the age of 16 years shall work underground in a mine, and nobody shall cause or permit any such person so to work". The same applies to women, subject to four exceptions covering women in managerial positions not performing manual work, those in health or welfare services, those having to spend a period underground in a mine for training or research purposes in the course of their studies, and those occasionally having to go in a mine for the purposes of a non-manual occupation. Section 15 of the same Act is amended to make stricter provisions for occupational health and safety in mines.

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Police Amendment Act 1989. No. 36.

Adoption: 1989-03-20 | ZAF-1989-L-20520

Act amending the Police Act 1958 in respect of, inter alia, the word "strike", the requirement that the Commissioner may delegate powers only with the approval of the Minister, the right of a member of the Force to be assisted at a trial or enquiry by a legal adviser, summary dismissal from the Force and provisions relating to fines and penalties.

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Proclamation No. 168: Declaration of first Monday of May as a public holiday.

Adoption: 1988-09-23 | ZAF-1988-M-7130

Declares Workers' Day as a public holiday.

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Mines and Works Act, 1956 (Act 27 of 1956), Amendment of Regulations. Government Notice No. R. 1352.

Adoption: 1988-07-08 | ZAF-1988-L-6548

Amend the Regulations published in Government Notice R. 992 of 26 June 1970, as amended. The amendments concern various safety and precautionary measures, hygiene facilities, work clothing, blasting, the definition of time worked, and advisory committees. Refers in several provisions to preliminary negotiations with individual employee's organisations.

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Personnel Regulations. Schedule of Amendment. Government Notice No. R. 1037.

Adoption: 1988-06-03 | ZAF-1988-R-6542

Makes changes in the personnel regulations of the South African Transport Services, concerning in particular hours of work.

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South African Transport Services Conditions of Service Act 1988. No. 41.

Adoption: 1988-04-15 | ZAF-1988-L-6538

Provides for certain matters relating to the conditions of service of employees of the South African Transport Services (categories of employment, salary adjustments, employment injury compensation, non-discrimination on the basis of colour, race or sex in appointments (s. 3(7)), discipline, etc.). Establishes the Labour Council, the objects of which are to maintain and promote labour peace and prevent labour disputes by means of collective bargaining, referral to mediation, arbitration or other procedure (s. 8). Strikes are prohibited (s. 21). Repeals, inter alia, the Conditions of Employment (South African Transport Services) Act 1983.

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Government Notice No. 21; Illness Benefits.

Adoption: 1988-01-08 | ZAF-1988-M-4928

Refers to medical treatment in relation to alcoholism or drug dependence in connection with the Unemployment Insurance Act 1966. Withdraws Government Notice R. 2667 of 29 Nov. 1985.

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Government Notice No. R. 2876: Technikons (National Education) Act 1967, Regulations.

Adoption: 1987-12-31 | ZAF-1987-L-4735

Inter alia, sets conditions of service, annual leave, etc. for employees of technical education institutes.

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Government Notice No. R. 2615. Wage Determination 451. Glass and Glassware Industry, Republic of South Africa.

Adoption: 1987-11-27 | ZAF-1987-M-4647

In addition to wages, governs working hours and overtime, holidays, annual leave, sick leave and termination of contracts of employment (inter alia); prohibits employment of any person under the age of 15 or any woman four weeks prior to or eight weeks following confinement.

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South African Transport Services Amendment Act 1987. No. 91.

Adoption: 1987-10-16 | ZAF-1987-L-4635

Amends s. 26 of the Conditions of Employment (South African Transport Services) Act 1983 so as to provide for steps which may be taken by the General Manager in case of an illegal strike (including termination of an employee's service) and inserts s. 32A in that Act for the purpose of achieving parity in service conditions for employees of all races. Also amends s. 1 and repeals s. 16 of the Railway and Harbours Pensions for Non-Whites Act 1974 for the purposes of having parity in pension benefits for all races. In addition, amends ss. 4 and 9 of the South African Transport Service Act 1981 regarding other functions.

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Environmental Regulations for Workplaces 1987 (Government Notice No. R. 2281). -

Adoption: 1987-10-16 | ZAF-1987-R-4641

Issued under the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act 1983 (No. 6), these Regulations cover thermal conditions, ventilation, noise, housekeeping, precautions against flooding and fire, lighting, and offences and penalties. They revoke specified portions of Regulations published in Government Notices Nos. R. 929 of 28 June 1963 and R. 1934 of 13 Dec. 1963, both as amended.

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Government Notice No. R. 2272. Wage Determination 449. Stonecrushing Industry, Republic of South Africa.

Adoption: 1987-10-09 | ZAF-1987-M-4637

Issued under the Wage Act 1957 (LS 1957 - SA 1). In addition to wage scales, contains provisions on means of payment, overtime, annual leave, sick leave, piece work, the prohibition of employment of any person under the age of 15 years or of a woman four weeks before or eight weeks after confinement, and termination of a contract of employment. Supersedes Government Notice No. R. 1817 of 4 Sept 1981, as amended.

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Mines and Works Amendment Act 1987. No. 38.

Adoption: 1987-09-02 | ZAF-1987-L-4624

Amends the Mines and Works Act 1956 in relation to the regulatory powers of the Minister. In particular, refers to requirements for certification of competency with a view to safety and health at mines or works ("provided that no distinction shall be made on the basis of race or colour" (new s. 12(nA)) and the permissible number of hours or shifts which employees with a view to safety and health may work. Adds a new subsection (2) to section 12 stating that the Minister shall consult with any employees' or employers' organisation which in the Minister's opinion has an interest in the composition of certain committees.

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Temporary Removal of Restrictions on Economic Activities Act 1986. No. 87.

Adoption: 1986-09-03 | ZAF-1986-L-2848

Empowers the President to suspend temporarily laws or conditions thereunder with regard to certain undertakings, industries, trades or occupations, or to grant temporary exemptions, if circumstances exist so that the application of those laws or conditions unduly impede economic progress or the creation of job opportunities. Proclamations of this nature require the advice of the Standing Committee established by the Act, after consultation with the Minister of Manpower, when the following matters are involved: registration of employees and of factories, factory inspection, conditions of service and working hours, use of machinery, and health and safety protection. The Act shall cease to have effect on 31 Mar. 1989.

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Regulations No. R. 2531 for Wage Determination 446: Chemical and allied products industry, made under the Wage Act 1957.

Adoption: 1985-11-08 | ZAF-1985-L-1896

The Regulations define various categories of workers and their tasks, and govern the rates and payment of their respective wages, hours of work, leave entitlements and other matters.

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Government Notice No. R. 2424: Exemption from the application of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 1983 and Wage Act 1957.

Adoption: 1985-10-25 | ZAF-1985-L-1999

The decision refers to the special work-creation programme announced in October 1985. Employers engaging persons in approved projects under the programme are exempted from compliance with the basic conditions of employment as regards minimum wages, annual and sick leave, piece work and commission work and termination of employment. The decision was taken by the Director-General for Manpower.

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Government Notice No. R. 2109 of Wage Determination No. 445, made by the Minister of Manpower pursuant to the Wage Act 1957 [LS 1957 - S.A. 1], in respect of the wool, mohair, hides and skins trade.

Adoption: 1985-09-20 | ZAF-1985-L-1826

The schedule specifies the areas, operations and classes of employees to which the wage determination applies. It contains provisions concerning rates of remuneration, hours of work, annual leave, sick leave, minimum age of employees, termination of contract of employment, etc.