Common use of OVERTIME AND HOURS OF WORK Clause in Contracts

OVERTIME AND HOURS OF WORK. 9.1 The normal hours of work for a working week shall not exceed forty five(45) hours provided that always an employee shall not be required to work continuously for more than five and half-hours without a break of not less than thirty minutes. The time of such break shall be at the discretion and fixed by the employer provided that alterations in the time set for such break do not take place unless thirty days’ notice has been given to the employees. The Employer shall notify the employees of the time of such break by means of a notice displayed in a conspicuous place at the place of work. 9.2 Where an employee has worked for more than Forty five(45) hours in any working week the hours worked in excess of forty- five shall be paid at the rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus half of ordinary full pay for that time provided that in the case of an employee who is absent from work through illness and who produces a valid medical certificate or in the case of an employee who is absent from work with the permission of his employer the hours which such employee would normally have worked during the shift or shifts when he was absent from work shall be included in the time worked when calculating overtime, provided that further when the normal working week as fixed by the management as provided in the above paragraph shall apply to all hours worked in excess of such normal working week. 9.3 Where the hours worked by the employee in any one day extend past midnight into the following day then the hours worked past midnight shall be paid at the basic rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus ordinary full pay for that time. 9.4 All hours worked on a Sunday or on Christmas or New Year’s Days shall be paid at the basic rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus ordinary full pay for that time in addition to the pay due to the employee in terms of the second schedule of this Agreement. 9.5 Provided that always the provisions of these paragraphs shall not apply in the case of a watchman. The hours to be paid as over- time shall be determined at the conclusion of each working week.

OVERTIME AND HOURS OF WORK. 9.1 10.1 The normal hours of work for a working week shall not exceed forty five(45) hours provided that always an employee shall not be required to work continuously for more than five and half-hours without a break of not less than thirty minutes. The time of such break shall be at the discretion and fixed by the employer provided that alterations in the time set for such break do not take place unless thirty days’ notice has been given to the employees. The Employer shall notify the employees of the time of such break by means of a notice displayed in a conspicuous place at the place of work. 9.2 10.2 Where an employee has worked for more than Forty five(45) hours in any working week the hours worked in excess of forty- forty-five shall be paid at the rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus half of ordinary full pay for that time provided that in the case of an employee who is absent from work through illness and who produces a valid medical certificate or in the case of an employee who is absent from work with the permission of his employer the hours which such employee would normally have worked during the shift or shifts when he was absent from work shall be included in the time worked when calculating overtime, provided that further when the normal working week as fixed by the management as provided in the above paragraph shall apply to all hours worked in excess of such normal working week. 9.3 10.3 Where the hours worked by the employee in any one day extend past midnight into the following day then the hours worked past midnight shall be paid at the basic rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus ordinary full pay for that time. 9.4 10.4 All hours worked on a Sunday or on Christmas or New Year’s Days shall be paid at the basic rate of ordinary full pay for that time plus ordinary full pay for that time in addition to the pay due to the employee in terms of the second schedule of this Agreement. 9.5 10.5 Provided that always the provisions of these paragraphs shall not apply in the case of a watchman. The hours to be paid as over- over-time shall be determined at the conclusion of each working week.