S.L. 452.92 Art. 6Daily and weekly rest periods.

(1) Children employed in terms of regulation 3(3)(b) shall be entitled to:

(a) a minimum daily rest period of fourteen consecutive hours for each twenty-four hour period; and

(b) a minimum weekly rest period of two consecutive days in any calendar week, one day of which shall be a Sunday.

(2) Adolescents shall be entitled to:

(a) a minimum daily rest period of twelve consecutive hours for each twenty-four hour period; and

(b) a minimum weekly rest period of two days in any calendar week, which shall if possible be consecutive and which in principle, shall include Sunday.

(3) The employer may, in exceptional circumstances and where justified by technical or organisation reasons, submit a written request to the Director for authorisation to reduce the minimum weekly rest period referred to in subregulation (1) and (2), but this may in no circumstance be less than thirty-six consecutive hours. Such authorisation by the Director shall be given in writing: Provided that the employer shall give the reasons for his request and keep a copy of the authorisation.

(4) The minimum rest periods referred to in this regulation may be split up in the case of activities involving separate periods of work spread over the day or are of short duration.

(5) Subject to objective reasons, the provisions of subregulation (2) shall not apply for work performed in the following sectors:

(a) shipping or fisheries;

(b) hospitals or similar establishments;

(c) agriculture;

(d) tourism industry, hotels and catering;

(e) activities involving periods of work split up over the day: Provided that the employee is granted appropriate compensatory rest time and that the purposes of these regulations set out in regulation 1(2) are safeguarded.