| (1) | Every employee who works the full contracted number of normal working hours on a normal working day or who is entitled to be off duty on a public holiday that falls on a normal working day shall be entitled to receive benefits in terms of this Agreement, and shall for the purposes of this Agreement, and shall for the purposes of this Agreement be deemed to be an eligible employee: Provided that an employee who works for an employer on any normal working day, but is prevented from working the full normal working hours owing to circumstances beyond his control, or for any good reason accepted by his employer, shall also be deemed to be an eligible employee in respect of that day: Provided further that an employee who has been laid off in terms of sub clause 8(9) shall not be entitled to benefits. |