In South Africa, we generally have a 40-hour work week. If you have an employment contract, your normal work hours may be stated in the contract. On average, the standard workweek hours in South Africa are 40 hours per week or eight hours per day. In general, an employee may not normally work over 45 ordinary hours per week (excluding overtime). No employer shall employ an employee for over 45 hours in any week. Employers and workers can agree to longer working hours than those prescribed by the law, but not shorter.
In South Africa, we have a 40-hour work week. This means that an employee is entitled to take home an average of 4 days of pay per month and only 5 days if they are working for themselves.
There is no specific amount of time that makes up full-time employment, so employees can agree to longer hours than those prescribed by the law, but not shorter ones.
Employment contract
If you have an employment contract, your normal work hours may be stated in the contract. Your employer is required to give you a copy of this document and ensure that it is signed by both parties before they can start working with you. The agreement should also be written in plain language and specific to your needs so it’s easy for both parties lawyers to understand.
The benefits section should include things like vacation time or sick leave as well as any bonuses that are due after each year of employment (this will vary depending on which country you live).
The standard workweek, hours in South Africa
On average, the standard workweek hours in South Africa are 40 hours per week or eight hours per day. This is what you should be expecting to get paid for your job if you’re working full time.
If your employer is paying you overtime and you’re working over 40 hours a week but less than 52 weeks in a calendar year (known as “the standard”), then they must pay it at double time (100% extra). If they can’t afford to give their employees triple time because they’re too busy running their business or something like that then there may be an annual limit on what they can count toward these payments—it might be something like 30%
