The section of the Act that regulate working hours does not apply to: workers in senior management. sales staff who travel and regulate their own working hours. workers who work less than 24 hours in a month. workers who earn in excess of an amount stated in terms of section 6 (3) of the Act.
1 The median age of onset for bipolar disorder is 25 years (National Institue of Mental Health), although the illness can start in early childhood or as late as the 40's and 50's.
Although the average age of onset is 25 years, there is an increasing awareness of the disease in children. Bipolar disorder in childre n often presents differently than in adults and can be difficult to diagnose. Post and his colleagues followed 529 adult outpatients with bipolar disorder over a period of four years.