1988 Ed.]
Employment
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(2) Rest days shall be in addition to any statutory holiday, or alternative holiday or substituted holiday, to which an employee is entitled under section 39. (Replaced, 39 of 1973, s. 3)
Appointment of rest days
18. (1) Rest days shall be appointed by an employer and he may appoint different rest days for different employees. (Amended, 71 of 1976, s. 4)
(2) Subject to subsection (4), every employer shall, before the commencement of every month, inform each employee orally or in writing of his rest days in that month.
(3) The provisions of subsection (2) shall be deemed to be complied with if an employer exhibits in a conspicuous place in the place of employment and for so long as it applies a roster showing the days appointed to be rest days for each employee during the month.
(4) Subsection (2) shall not apply where rest days are appointed on fixed days in each period of 7 days on a regular basis. (Amended, 71 of 1976, s. 4)
(5) An employer may, with the consent of his employee, substitute for any rest day appointed under this section some other rest day—
(a) within the same month and before the rest day so appointed; or
(b) within the period of 30 days next following the rest day so appointed.
Compulsory work on rest days
19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no employer shall require an employee to work on any of his rest days.
(2) An employer may require an employee to work on his rest day if it is necessary to do so by reason of a breakdown of machinery or plant or other unforeseen emergency of any nature.
(3) An employer shall substitute for any rest day on which an employee is required to work under subsection (2) some other rest day within the period of 30 days next following, notice of which shall be given to the employee within 48 hours after the employee is so required to work.
Voluntary work on rest days
20. (1) An employee may, at his own request and if the employer agrees, work for his employer on a rest day.
(2) An employee may, at the request of his employer, work for his employer on a rest day.
Void conditions
21. Any condition in a contract of employment which makes the payment of any annual bonus, or any end of year payment or any proportion thereof, subject to working on rest days granted under this Part shall be void.
(Amended, 48 of 1984, s. 10) (Part IV added, 23 of 1970, s. 3)