{
  "id": 17909606,
  "title": "Election Day and your labour rights: Can your employer make you work?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/election-day-and-your-labour-rights-can-your-employer-make-you-work",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T03:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/advice/2026-11-03-election-day-and-your-labour-rights-can-your-employer-make-you-work/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Can your employer require you to work on Election Day, and what happens to your right to vote? Labour law expert Aslam Moolla explains how South African law protects employees, what public holiday pay entails and how employers should accommodate staff who want to cast their ballots.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}