Common use of SHORT TIME Clause in Contracts

SHORT TIME. (1) Where short time has been or is introduced on any workplace after notifying the Council in writing, an employee who is not required to work on any day shall be given notice of that fact not later than closing time on the working day prior to the day on which his services are not required, except that, if short time is to be worked on a Monday or starting from a Monday, an employee who is not required to work on such Monday shall be given notice of the fact not later than closing time on the preceding Thursday in the case of the Clothing Sector of the Industry and by not later than 12:00 the previous Friday in the case of the Millinery Sector of the Industry. (2) An employee who attends the workplace on any day shall, unless he has received notice in terms of subclause (1) that his services will not be required on such day, be employed or be paid a full day's wages. (3) Where full time is not being worked in any workplace, the work shall be distributed evenly among the employees in each of the sections or departments concerned.