Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)Board NoticesNotice Concerning the Conditions of Employment of Dental Technicians who are Employees6. Public Holidays |
| 6.1 | An employer may not require an employee to work on a public holiday except in accordance with an agreement. |
| 6.2 | If a public holiday falls on a day on which an employee would ordinarily work, an employer must pay an employee who does work on the public holiday— |
| (a) | at least double the wage that the employee would ordinarily receive for work on that day; or |
| (b) | if it is greater, the amount wage that the employee would ordinarily receive for work on that day, plus the amount earned by the employee in respect of the total period worked by him/her on such a public holiday. |
| 6.3 | If an employee works on a public holiday on which the employee would not ordinarily work, the employer must pay that employee an amount equal to— |
| (a) | the employee's ordinary daily remuneration; plus |
| (b) | the employee's ordinary wage in respect of the total period worked by him/her on such public holiday. |