Good day,

Thank you for your question.

I would advise that you look into and familiarise yourself with sectoral determination 2 for the civil engineering sector.

Section  9 thereof reads as follows:

9. OVERTIME

(1) An employer may not require or permit an employee—

(a) to work overtime except in accordance with an agreement;

(b) to work more than—

(i) 3 hours’ overtime a day; or

(ii) 10 hours’ overtime a week.

Section  10 furthermore reads that:

10. PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME

(1) An employer shall pay an employee who works overtime at a rate of not less than one and halftimes the ordinary wage in respect of the overtime referred to in clause 9(1): Provided that any time worked on Sundays and paid public holidays shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of clauses 15 and 16.

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