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.
1 In a recent NIMH study, one percent of adolescents ages 14 to 18 were found to have met criteria for bipolar disorder or cyclothymia in their lifetime. ( 2 National Institute of Mental Health). 3  Some 20% of adolescents with major depression develop bipolar disorder within five years of the onset of depression.