Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Chapter Four : Particulars of employment and remuneration31. Keeping of records |
| (1) | Every employer must keep a record containing at least the following information: |
| (a) | The employee's name and occupation; |
| (b) | the time worked by each employee; |
| (c) | the remuneration paid to each employee; |
| (d) | the date of birth of any employee under 18 years of age; and |
| (e) | any other prescribed information. |
| (2) | A record in terms of subsection (1) must be kept by the employer for a period of three years from the date of the last entry in the record. |
| (3) | No person may make a false entry in a record maintained in terms of subsection (1). |
| (4) | An employer who keeps a record in terms of this section is not required to keep any other record of time worked and remuneration paid as required by any other employment law. |