Contents
1. ORDINARY HOURS OF WORK
1.1 Daily hours
1.2 Weekly hours
1.3 Emergency work
2. OVERTIME
3. COMPRESSED WORKING WEEK
4. AVERAGING OF HOURS
5. MEAL INTERVALS
6. REST PERIODS
7. SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
8. NIGHT WORK
Home Affairs extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP’s), Lesotho Exemption Permits (LEP’s) & concessions for waiver and appeal applications by foreigners.
Recent COIDA amendments affect workplace injury reporting, inspections, compensation rights, rehabilitation obligations, and employer compliance requirements.
New BCEA earnings threshold from 1 May 2026. Employers must review which employees now qualify for overtime, working time protections and other statutory rights.
A new Labour Appeal Court judgment highlights important considerations for employers when mutual separation agreements arise during retrenchment discussions.
The national minimum wage increases from 1 March 2026, with sector-specific minimum rates, defined exclusions and an exemption process for qualifying employers.
can you please make me clear about tea break who entitled the tea break is it company or workers
Reply to Nomusa: In terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act there is only a right to a meal interval, not a tea break. It is up to the employer to decide whether to grant tea breaks. However, some Sectoral Determinations and Bargaining Council Agreements do make provision for tea breaks.
What is the policy regarding tea and smoke breaks?
Reply to Nadarajan: The BCEA deals only with meal intervals. Tea breaks and smoke breaks may be agreed in the the employment contract or are governed by company policy or internal rules.