Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council of SA Leather IndustryTanning SectionCollective Agreement7. Remuneration7.3. Holiday bonus |
| (1) | An employer will pay every employee who has completed twelve (12) months employment a holiday bonus. Employees employed in the automotive tanning industry will be paid a holiday bonus equal to fifteen (15) days basic wage. Employees employed in the non-automotive tanning industry will be paid a holiday bonus equal to eleven (11) days basic wage. In the event of an employee not utilising his/her sick leave entitlement in terms of clause 6.5(2), he/she will be entitled to an additional bonus calculated as follows: |
| (a) | an additional two days’ wages in respect of the first five (5) days of sick leave not taken; and |
| (b) | a further three (3) days in the event of an employee not utilising the balance of his/her sick leave entitlement (five (5) days) |
| (2) | The holiday bonus will be calculated on the hourly wage that the employee was receiving at the commencement of annual leave. |
| (3) | An employee who has not completed 12 months employment when the establishment closes for the annual leave period will receive a proportional amount of one-twelfth of the holiday bonus for each completed month of employment. |
| (4) | An employee who started working on the day after the annual leave period, will be deemed to have been employed for 12 months if he is still working for the same employer when the establishment closes for the next annual leave period. |
| (5) | An employee who is retrenched will be paid a proportional amount of the holiday bonus for each month of employment completed, calculated in terms of 7.3 (3). |
| (6) | For the purpose of calculating the holiday bonus, employment for 15 consecutive calendar days is considered employment for a month. |