Common use of Overalls Clause in Contracts

Overalls. (1) An employer shall issue within four weeks of the commencement of employment of an employee, two new overalls to such employee and shall issue to each and every employee in his employment two new overalls every 18 months on or before 1 January or 1 July, as the case may be. An employee to whom such overalls have been issued in terms hereof shall be required to wear such overalls during all working hours, and shall be responsible for the good condition and laundering of such overalls away from the workplace where he is employed: Provided that an employer may launder his overalls and withdraw the right of an employee to take such overalls away from the workplace where he is employed: Provided further that nothing contained in this subclause shall be so construed as to reduce the obligations imposed on any employer in regard to protective clothing and appliances as laid down in the Occupational Heath and Safety Act, 1993, or the regulations published under that Act. An employee to whom such overalls have been issued in terms hereof shall be required to wear such overalls during all working hours, and shall be responsible for the good condition and laundering of such overalls away from the workplace where he is employed: Provided that an employer may launder his overalls and withdraw the right of an employee to take such overalls away from the workplace where he is employed: Provided further that nothing contained in this subclause shall be so construed as to reduce the obligations imposed on any employer in regard to protective clothing and appliances as laid down in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, or the regulations published under that Act. (2) Ownership of any overall issued to any employee shall be ceded to such employee 12 months after the date of issue of such overall. (3) The employer shall be entitled to deduct the following amounts in respect of overalls from an employee on termination of employment: (a) R7,50 per overall if such termination occurs within six months after the date of issue of overalls; (b) R5,00 per overall if such termination occurs within seven to twelve months after the date of issue of the overalls. (4) Should an employer fail to provide his employee with an overall or overalls as specified in subclause (1) within 60 days of the due date of issue and having been given two weeks written notice by the Council, such employer shall be liable to pay to his employee, as a penalty, an amount equal to R1,50 per overall not issued in respect of every period of 30 days that has lapsed from the due date of issue of such overall or overalls. (5) If an employee fails to wear an overall as specified in subclause (1), the employer shall have the right to advise such employee that failure to appear at work with an overall on the following day will result in a new overall being issued, in such case an amount equal to the cost of such overall, but not exceeding R15,00, may be deducted from the wage due to such employee on the first pay day following the issue of such overall.