(1) An employer and employee may, in a contract of employment, agree to the working of split shifts spanning a 16 hour day but not more than 3 consecutive days within a 7-day period.
(Substituted by Act 6 of 2011)
(2) An employer may require an employee as a shift employee to work occasional shifts of a duration of no more than 2 consecutive 8 hours shifts in an emergency, or in a situation where such work is due to the absence of another employee scheduled to take over the shift.
(3) Where an employee works 2 consecutive occasional shifts in accordance with subsection (2), he or she shall not be required by the employer to work for another period without a minimum of 8 hours rest immediately following the second occasional shift.