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ZAF-2013-L-97067
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Title_of_text
Act No. 20 of 2013: Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, 2013.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Conditions of work; Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-12-04
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-09-01
Proclamation No. 60 of 31/07/2014
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1997-11-26 (ZAF-1997-L-49064)
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 [No. 75 of 1997].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Department of Labour
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.labour.gov.za/
File
ZAF97067.pdf (PDF of Amendment)