Employer is allowed to pay wages in cash to any employee
only in the following cases:
i. | for a period not exceeding four (4) months from the recruitment date of an employee for whom the completion of the procedure for opening a bank or payment account is pending.
It is noted that if the employee's request to open a payment account is rejected for any reason, the employer can continue to pay his/her salary in cash, provided that the employer presents to the Department of Labour Relations a relevant confirmation from the credit institution. |
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ii. | a collective or other written agreement with the employee is in place which provides that the wages will be paid on a weekly basis. The relevant written agreement must bear the signatures and names of both the employer and the employee. |