Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council of SA Leather IndustryGeneral Goods and Handbag SectionCollective Agreement13. Organisational Rights |
| (1) | Election of Shop Stewards |
Members of the trade unions in an establishment shall have the right to elect one or more shop stewards according to the provision of the Constitution of the trade union concerned and the Labour Relations Act 1995.
| (2) | Facilities for shop stewards |
Employers shall provide facilities for meetings and consultation for the elected shop steward(s) to carry out their functions.
| (3) | Deductions of subscriptions |
| (i) | An employee who is a member of the trade union(s) who are parties to this Agreement may authorise his employer in writing to deduct from his wages the amount of the trade union(s) subscriptions. |
| (ii) | On receipt of such written authorisation, the employer shall immediately commence deducting each week from the employee’s wages the amount of the trade union(s) subscriptions. |
| (iii) | The employer shall remit the amounts so deducted no later than the 7th day of each succeeding month to the trade union concerned accompanied by a schedule detailing:— |
| (a) | the name of the employer; |
| (b) | the names of members; |
| (c) | the amounts deducted. |
| (iv) | On receipt of written notification from the trade union of the member’s resignation from the union, the employer shall cease making the said deduction in terms of the notification. |
| (4) | Shop Stewards Leave |
| (i) | An elected shop steward. shall be entitled to six days' paid leave and two day's unpaid leave in a calendar year to attend training courses or any other union business. The granting of paid leave in terms of this sub-clause, shall be limited to one shop steward if there are between 10 and 50 employees for whom trade union subscriptions are being deducted and thereafter one shop steward for every additional 50 employees for whom trade union subscriptions are being deducted. |
[Clause 13(4)(i) substituted by section 6 of Notice No. R. 2701, GG47443, dated 4 November 2022]
| (5) | Trade Union representation on the Council |
Every employer must give the employees who are representatives, or who participate on the Council or its committees, every reasonable facility to attend to their duties in connection with their work on the Council or committee.