MiLAWYER

Law library · Sierra Leone · The Employment Act, 2023

Section 65, The Employment Act, 2023

Status not yet checkedThe Employment Act, 2023, Sierra Leone

(1) Subject to sections 61 and 62, the number of hourswhich may be worked in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, and the remuneration therein shall be a matter for agreement between an employer and a worker, a Trade Group Negotiating Council or the Joint National Negotiating Board. (2) Where hours in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week are worked, the worker shall, in the absence of a written agreement, be remunerated at the hourly rate, plus a supplement which shall be 50% for week days and 100% for weekends and public holidays. (3) Where hours in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 per week are worked, they shall, in the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, be remunerated at the rate of the average hourly rate, plus a supplement, which shall be 50% for the first 4 hours in excess of 40 in a week, and 100% for any such hours exceeding 4.

Read the whole lawDownload PDFAsk Tima what this means

Check the current official version before relying on this text. MiLAWYER shares legal information, not legal advice.