27 December 2011 Declared a Public Holiday

Please take note that this afternoon Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe declared Tuesday 27 December 2011 as a public holiday throughout the Republic in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act 1994.

For employees taking holidays over the Christmas and New Year break, 27 December 2011 will no longer be deducted from their annual leave and employees working on this day will now be entitled to public holiday allowances, pursuant to section 18 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 1997.

Workplace Strategies

14 December 2011