 BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT LAWThe basic conditions of Employment Law help to regulate and define the rights and duties of both parties involved. The law helps ensure that employers comply with basic employment standards in terms of working hours, holidays and pay, holidays and dispute resolution. The BCEA applies to all employers and employees except members of the South African National Defense Force, the National Intelligence Agency, the South African Secret Service, unpaid volunteers and persons employed at sea.WORKING HOURS• Employees are generally expected to work 45 hours a day. week, working time conditions must be agreed.• Max 9 hours in a five day working week• Max 8 hours in a 6 or 7 day working week• Excludes senior managers, traveling sales agents or employees working less than 24 hours per month • Employees are entitled to work no more than 12 hours of overtime per week. • Weekly pay for overtime during the week is charged at 1.5 times the normal rate • Overtime for Sundays and public holidays is doubled • ANNUAL HOLIDAY • Employees working more than 24 hours a month are entitled to 21 days of paid leave each year • Public holidays do not count as annual leave and an employee must be given an additional day of leave if a public holiday falls during his or her annual leave SICK LEAVE • Paid sick leave, determined by the number of days of work in six weeks in a 36-month cycle• Employees are allowed one day of sick leave for every 26 days worked for the first six months of employment• If an employee takes sick leave for two or three consecutive days the employer employment is entitled to a medical certificate MATERNITY LEAVE• When an employee goes on maternity leave, her position should be open until she returns... half of the document... interest of workers • facilitation and coordination of training educational for workers • encouraging workers to join and actively participate in trade unions • encouraging cooperation between affiliatesCONCLUSIONSouth Africa's work and employment environment has changed in the last two years, especially since the 1990s, when the country been reintegrated into the global economy. South Africa had to quickly learn to adapt to the globalization that was emerging at the time. Before being reintegrated into the global market, South Africa relied heavily on the local market. Some markets saw a boom in local industries, markets such as the textile and clothing industry, but after South Africa was reintegrated into the global market, the textile industry faced challenges such as competition from foreign countries