People should be aware that chapter 2 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act has been curtailed from March 1 for those employees earning in excess of the threshold set by the labour ministry.

This threshold is the sum of R17,633.03 per month. Those employees earning in excess of this amount will be excluded from the ordinary hours of work, overtime, compressed working week, averaging of hours of work, meal intervals, daily and weekly rest periods, and extra pay for work on Sundays...

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