| (a) | reduce the protection afforded to employees by sections 7, 9 and any regulation made in terms of section 13; |
| (c) | reduce an employee's annual leave in terms of section 20 to less than two weeks; |
| (d) | reduce an employee's entitlement to maternity leave in terms of section 25; |
| (dA) | reduce an employee's entitlement to parental leave in terms of section 25A; |
[Section 49(1)(dA) inserted by section 5 of Notice No. 1305, GG 42062, dated 27 November 2018 (Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018)]
| (dB) | reduce an employee's entitlement to adoptive leave in terms of section 25B; |
[Section 49(1)(dB) inserted by section 5 of Notice No. 1305, GG 42062, dated 27 November 2018 (Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018)]
| (dC) | reduce an employee's entitlement to commissioning parental leave in terms of section 25C; |
[Section 49(1)(dC) inserted by section 5 of Notice No. 1305, GG 42062, dated 27 November 2018 (Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018)]
| (e) | reduce an employee's entitlement to sick leave in terms of sections 22, 23 and 24; |
| (f) | conflict with the provisions of Chapter Six. |
| (2) | A collective agreement, other than an agreement contemplated in subsection (1), may replace or exclude a basic condition of employment, to the extent permitted by this Act or a sectoral determination. |
| (3) | An employer and an employee may agree to replace or exclude a basic condition of employment to the extent permitted by this Act or a sectoral determination. |
| (4) | No provision in this Act or a sectoral determination may be interpreted as permitting— |
| (a) | a contract of employment or agreement between an employer and an employee contrary to the provisions of a collective agreement; |
| (b) | a collective agreement contrary to the provisions of a collective agreement concluded in a bargaining council. |
