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ZAF-2002-R-64036
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Title_of_text
Basic Conditions of Employment Act: Sectional Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector (No. R. 1499).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Agriculture workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2002-12-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Governs working conditions of employees in the farming sector. Divided into 7 parts. Part 1 regulates scope of application. Part 2 provides for minimum wages. Part 3 deals with particulars of employment; Part 4 with hours of work. Part 5 provides for leave. Part 6 deals with child labour and forced labour. No person shall employ in farming activities a child who is under 15 years of age; or who is under minimum school leaving age in terms of any law. Moreover, no person shall employ a child in employment which is inappropriate for a person of that age; or which places at risk a child's well-being, education, physical or mental health, or spiritual, moral or social development. Sets forth prohibition of forced labour. Part 7 regulates termination of employment.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1997-11-26 (ZAF-1997-L-49064)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 [No. 75 of 1997].
Basic text(s)
1997-11-26 (ZAF-1997-L-49064)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 [No. 75 of 1997].
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2009-07-17 (ZAF-2009-R-97083)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act (75/1997): Notice in terms of section 55 (4) (b) of the Act (G.N. No. R 737).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Department of Labour
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.labour.gov.za
File
ZAF64036.pdf (PDF of Sectoral Determination as amended to 1 March 2013)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2002-12-02
Volume
Vol. 450
Number
No. 24114
Page range
pp. 1-40