| (1) | An employer shall give members of the trade union parties to this Agreement preferential treatment in employment. |
| (2) | An employer shall give officials of the trade union parties every reasonable facility to organise employees. |
| 11.1 | Deduction of subscriptions |
| (1) | Any employee who is a member of a trade union party to this Agreement may authorise an employer in writing to make deductions from his wages for trade union subscriptions. |
| (2) | An employer shall begin making such deductions as soon as possible after receiving the authorisation. |
| (3) | The employer shall pay such amount to the trade union no later than the 7th day of each month by handing the amount to an official authorised to receive it or by sending it by post to the registered office of the trade union. |
| (1) | The members of a trade union in an establishment are entitled to elect one or more shop stewards and/or a shop stewards committee from amongst themselves in accordance with the constitution of the trade union concerned. |
| (2) | The employer shall give full recognition to such shop stewards and provide reasonable facilities for their meetings as well as for consultations with them on any matters of disagreement and the working conditions of employees in general. |
| (3) | A shop steward elected in terms of (1) shall be entitled to 7 days paid and 2 days unpaid leave in a calendar year for the purpose of attending to union business, which shall include training. An additional 3 days’ paid leave shall be granted to trade union office bearers. |
| (4) | The following shall apply before a shop steward can take the leave as provided for in this clause: |
| (a) | The union shall give the employer one week’s notice of the shop stewards’ proposed attendance at union business. |
| (b) | The number of shop stewards absent at any time shall be mutually agreed between the employer and the union concerned. |
| (c) | The employer shall not withhold permission unreasonably. |
| (5) | Where a shop steward is replaced by another shop steward, the new incumbent shall only be entitled to the remaining leave for the year, unless the shop steward had to be replaced due to his transfer or promotion by management, in which case the new incumbent shall be entitled to the full number of days leave. |
| 11.3 | Trade union representatives on the Council |
An employer shall give any of his employees who represent their union on the Council or any committee of the Council every facility to attend to their duties in this regard.
| 11.4 | Annual conferences of the union |
An employer shall give leave of absence to up to two of his employees who are members of a trade union party to the Council to attend annual conferences of the union as the representatives for the area of jurisdiction of a District Committee of the Council.
