1.
3
I do not employ children younger than 14 years of age.
2.
3 & 4
I observe specific restrictions on child labour between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age.
3.
4 & 17(1)
I do not force people to work under threat of penalty, punishment or other harm to be imposed.
4.
5
I have policies and procedures in place to avoid any form of discrimination, intimidation and sexual harassment.
5.
6
My employees enjoy freedom of association with any union, etc.
6.
11
Payment
to my employees is accompanied by a written statement of particulars
pertaining to how payment was calculated (payslip).
7.
12(1)
I
only deduct money from my employee’s remuneration based on a court
order, collective agreement or written agreement between me (employer)
and the employee.
8.
12(2)
I never deduct from my employee’s salary amounts which in aggregate exceed one third of the employee’s remuneration.
9.
12(3)
I
only deduct money from my employee’s remuneration for the purpose of
rent, goods purchased from the business, loan or advance from the
employer, contributions to employee benefit funds or subscriptions /
levies to a registered trade union
10.
16
My employee’s ordinary working hours are 45 hours or less per week and consist of 9 hours per day for 5 days or 8 hours per day for 6 days per week – or less but not exceeding 9 hours normal time on any one day.
11.
17(1)
My employees are not forced to work overtime and overtime is worked as per agreement between the employer and the employee.
12.
17(1)
My
employees’ overtime hours per individual do not exceed 10 hours per
week or alternatively that I have exemption for my employees to exceed
the 10 hour overtime limit subject to me complying with the approved
exemption criteria (pertaining to new maximum hours).
13.
17(2)
I
pay my employees at 1.5 times their ordinary hourly rate for ordinary
overtime hours worked or alternatively have a more favourable written
agreement with my employees.
14.
17(2) & 21(5)(6)
I pay my employees at 2 times their ordinary hourly rate for hours worked on a Sunday or alternatively
15.
17(2) & 22(5)
I
pay my employees at 1 time their ordinary hourly rate in addition to
their normal hourly rate for hours worked on Public Holidays if such
Public Holiday falls on a normal working day. I pay my employees at 2
times their ordinary hourly rate if they work on a Public holiday which
fall on a none normal working day.
16.
18
I
give my employees a lunch break of 1 hour after 5 hours of continues
work. (excluding when employees are engaged in urgent work, security
work or works a continues shift)
17.
19
I
pay my employees and additional amount equal to 6% of their ordinary
basic wage for hours worked between the hours of 20h00 and 7h00.
18.
20
All of my employees have at least 36 consecutive hours of rest (off duty) per week.
19.
23(2)
I provide my employees with a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks of paid annual leave per annum(i.e.
24 working days leave for employees working 6 days per week; 20 working
days leave for employees working 5 days per week; 16 working days leave
for employees working 4 days per week; 12 working days leave for
employees working 3 days per week; 8 working days leave for employees
working 2 days per week; 4 working days leave for employees working 1
day per week.)
20.
23(10)
I only (I never pay out leave during the course of an employee’s employment even if the employee agrees thereto.)
21.
24(1)
My employees are entitled to paid sick leave according to the following sick leave days per 3 year cycle: (36
working days sick leave for employees working 6 days per week; 30
working days sick leave for employees working 5 days per week; 24
working days sick leave for employees working 4 days per week; 18
working days sick leave for employees working 3 days per week; 12
working days sick leave for employees working 2 days per week; 6
working days sick leave for employees working 1 day per week.)
22.
25(1)
My employees are entitled to 5 working days paid compassionate leave per annum.
23.
26(1)
My
female employees are entitled to at least 12 weeks maternity leave with
a view to her confinement and applied as 4 weeks maternity leave before
the expected date of confinement and 8 weeks thereafter.
24.
26
All my employees are registered with the Social Security Commission.
25.
26
I continue payment of all monies except the basic wage during periods of maternity leave.
26.
28(2)
If
I provide accommodation for my employees, I ensure that adequate
housing is provided – inclusive of sanitary and water facilities.
27.
28(3)
If
my employees’ lives on agricultural land, I permit the employee to keep
livestock and to cultivate land to meet the relevant employees and
their dependants’ reasonable needs or I provide them with sufficient
food to do so or I pay the employee and additional amount to do so.
28.
29(1)
If I provide accommodation to my employees, I give at least one month written notice to terminated employees
29.
43(1)
If
I employ more than 10 employees, I have in place one trained Health
& Safety representative for every 100 employees employed. This
representative is duly elected by my other employees.
30.
67(1)
If
I employ more than 5 employees belonging to the same union, I permit
the appointment of a workplace union representative and afford such
representative with sufficient opportunity and time to perform his/her
duties.(2 workplace representatives are
recognized if there are more than 25 members; 3 workplace
representatives are recognized if there are more than 50 members; 4
workplace representatives are recognized for the first 100 members and
1 additional for every 100 members thereafter.)
31.
130(1)
I
keep employee records, current for the most resent 5 years, containing
the following: name, sex, age and occupation of employee; date of
employment, date of termination of employment, reason for termination,
remuneration payable and paid; periods of absences and leave.
32.
130(2)
I keep an employee’s records for a period of at least 5 years after he/she has left my service.
33.
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I keep record of my employees’ attendance and working hours.
