Section 26: Transport of workers

26. Transport of workers (1) An employer shall, where the distance between a worker’s residence and his place of work exceeds 3 kilometres, provide the worker with free transport from the worker’s residence to his place of work and from the worker’s place of work to his residence, or pay him the equivalent of the return bus fare. (2) An employer shall, irrespective of the distance between a worker’s residence and his place of work, provide the worker with free transport from the worker’s residence to his place of work and from the worker’s place of work to his residence, where the worker is required by his employer to attend or cease work at a time when no public bus service is available. (2A) When an employer provides a worker with a means of transport under subsection (1), the employer shall pay to the worker wages at the normal rate in respect of any waiting time exceeding 45 minutes after he has stopped work. (3) No person shall, except with the Permanent Secretary’s written authorisation, transport a worker or cause a worker to be transported in— (a) a goods vehicle; or (b) any other vehicle, unless the vehicle is provided with an easy means of entering into, and alighting therefrom, which does not involve climbing. [Issue 5] E9B – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) Any vehicle, other than a bus or a motor-car, used to transport a worker to and from his place of work, shall be licensed for that purpose by the National Transport Authority. (5) The Minister may, by regulations, prescribe the categories of workers to whom transport facilities shall be provided and the conditions under which such workers shall be transported. [S. 26 amended by s. 10A of Act 6 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.]