An employee is entitled to receive the agreed wage for the work done. As is standard practice in the labour market, an employee is paid in arrears, that is after the completion of his duties. The wages are paid out within a prescribed period (weekly, fortnightly or monthly) and only casual labourers are entitled to be paid on a daily basis. The agreed wage is to be paid out without any deduction save for those prescribed in law such as tax. Other deductions require the consent of the employee such as contribution to pension fund, medical aid scheme (of your choice), social clubs loan deductions etc. The Act further provides other logistics for paying wages, the manner, form, time frame and place.
The employer is obliged to provide a safe working condition for his employees regardless of the nature of the occupation. There are however some industries or professions which are riskier than others and in those instances it is the employer's duty to ensure that his/her employees have received all the necessary working equipment to minimise risks of injury whilst at work. As such the working conditions ought to comply to the standards set out in the regulations; alternatively industry practice.Employees are entitled to work within the prescribed hours.
