Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Building Industry, Cape of Good HopeRe-enactment and Amendment of Main Collective Agreement9. Remuneration |
| (1) | Wage and Benefit Parity between the areas within the scope of this agreement: The areas within the scope of the agreement shall be on par with the wages and benefits of Area A as at: |
Area B : |
1 November 2015 |
Area C: |
1 November 2018 |
Area D: |
1 November 2019 |
(2) Basic Wages:
| (a) | The basic wages in the Industry shall be as follows: |
For the period 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2014
Category of employee |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
|
Area "A" |
Area "B" |
Area "C" |
Area "D" |
||
R |
R |
R |
R |
||
(i) |
Labourer L1 |
16.36 |
15.53 |
14.25 |
13.30 |
(ii) |
Labourer L2 |
19.40 |
18.41 |
16.89 |
15.77 |
(iii) |
General Worker |
25.32 |
24.02 |
22.04 |
18.45 |
(iv) |
Learner T4, manufacturing worker, waterproofing worker and scaffolder |
27.76 |
26.77 |
24.86 |
23.50 |
(v) |
Learner T3 and clerical worker, joinery assembler |
30.62 |
30.02 |
28.16 |
26.88 |
(vi) |
Learner T2, machine operator, glazier, assistant floor layer, carpet fitter and block layer |
41.74 |
40.06 |
37.20 |
35.10 |
(vii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of motor vehicles that require a code C1 licence including crane drivers |
34.85 |
288.36 per day |
260.65 per day |
239.44 per day |
(viii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of all other vehicles that require a code A, A1 or B licence |
26.23 |
217.11 per day |
194.48 per day |
178.01 per day |
(ix) |
Artisan (including a roofer, carpet layer, floor layer, ceiling and/or partition erector, leading hand and junior foreman) |
55.91 |
53.64 |
49.65 |
46.79 |
(x) |
Security Guard |
235.12 per day |
215.21 per day |
192.63 per day |
175.91 per day |
For the period 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2015
Category of employee |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
|
Area "A" |
Area "B" |
Area "C" |
Area "D" |
||
R |
R |
R |
R |
||
(i) |
Labourer L1 |
17.63 |
17.27 |
16.16 |
15.35 |
(ii) |
Labourer L2 |
20.90 |
20.47 |
19.15 |
18.19 |
(iii) |
General Worker |
27.22 |
26.64 |
24.90 |
21.89 |
(iv) |
Learner T4, manufacturing worker, waterproofing worker and scaffolder |
29.84 |
29.43 |
27.86 |
26.73 |
(v) |
Learner T3 and clerical worker, joinery assembler |
32.92 |
32.71 |
31.32 |
30.28 |
(vi) |
Learner T2, machine operator, glazier, assistant floor layer, carpet fitter and block layer |
44.87 |
44.15 |
41.75 |
39.99 |
(vii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of motor vehicles that require a code C1 licence including crane drivers |
37.46
|
325.39 per day |
298.57 per day |
280.20 per day |
(viii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of all other vehicles that require a code A, A1 or B licence |
28.20
|
244.99 per day |
223.37 per day |
209.06 per day |
(ix) |
Artisan (including a roofer, carpet layer, floor layer, ceiling and/or partition erector, leading hand and junior foreman) |
60.10 |
59.12 |
55.77 |
53.37 |
(x) |
Security Guard |
252.75 per day |
243.46 per day |
221.62 per day |
207.07 per day |
For the period 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2016
Category of employee |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
Minimum Wage Per Hour |
|
Area "A" |
Area "B" |
Area "C" |
Area "D" |
||
R |
R |
R |
R |
||
(i) |
Labourer L1 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
18.07 |
17.40 |
(ii) |
Labourer L2 |
22.52 |
22.52 |
21.41 |
20.61 |
(iii) |
General Worker |
29.26 |
29.26 |
27.76 |
25.33 |
(iv) |
Learner T4, manufacturing worker, waterproofing worker and scaffolder |
32.08 |
32.08 |
30.86 |
29.95 |
(v) |
Learner T3 and clerical worker, joinery assembler |
35.39 |
35.39 |
34.48 |
33.68 |
(vi) |
Learner T2, machine operator, glazier, assistant floor layer, carpet fitter and block layer |
48.24 |
48.24 |
46.30 |
44.88 |
(vii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of motor vehicles that require a code C1 licence including crane drivers |
40.27
|
40.27 per day |
336.49 per day |
320.96 per day |
(viii) |
Drivers/Plant operators of all other vehicles that require a code A, A1 or B licence |
30.32
|
30.32
|
252.26 per day |
240.11 per day |
(ix) |
Artisan (including a roofer, carpet layer, floor layer, ceiling and/or partition erector, leading hand and junior foreman) |
64.61 |
64.61 |
61.89 |
59.95 |
(x) |
Security Guard |
271.71 per day |
271.71 per day |
250.61 per day |
238.23 per day |
| (b) | Nothing in this clause shall prevent an employer from paying more than the prescribed basic wage: Provided that no party to this Agreement, nor any employee shall be entitled to embark upon industrial action to compel an employer to pay more than the basic wage prescribed in this Agreement. |
| (3) | Overtime: An employee shall be entitled to payment in respect of overtime worked in accordance with clause 8 (4)(a)as follows: Provided that in areas B, 81, C and D the first hour of overtime worked Mondays to Thursdays shall be at the basic rate: |
Days worked |
Multiple of basic wage |
|
(i) |
Mondays to Saturdays, inclusive |
1½ |
(ii) |
Sundays |
2 |
| (4) | Public Holiday: |
| (a) | An employee who is not required to work on a public holiday, which would normally be a working day, shall receive his normal daily basic wage in respect of that public holiday. |
| (b) | An employee who is required to work on a public holiday, which would normally be a working day shall, in addition to wages paid in terms of paragraph (a), be paid at a rate equal to his ordinary basic wage in respect of all hours worked on that day. |
| (c) | An employee who is required to work on a public holiday which falls on a Saturday or Sunday shall be remunerated in accordance with normal overtime rates, and shall not be entitled to any additional payment on such a public holiday. |
| (5) | Shift work: An employee who works any shift other than the shift during the ordinary hours of work shift shall receive the basic wage payable under sub clause (1), plus 15%: Provided that the provisions of this sub clause shall not apply to security guards. |
(4)A. Notwithstanding anything contained in subclasses (1) to (4) above, if a security guard"s shift work includes work on a Sunday or public holiday, payment in respect of such Sunday or public holiday work shall be at the ordinary basic rate, unless it constitutes overtime in accordance with clause 8(4)(a) above in which case payment shall be at a rate of one and one third of the ordinary basic rate.
| (6) | Dangerous work: In addition to the wages prescribed in sub clause (1), an employer shall pay his employee 10% of such wage in respect of each hour or part of an hour during which such employee is engaged in performing dangerous work. For the purpose of this sub clause, "dangerous work" means any work classified as dangerous in any statute, provincial ordinance, municipal by-law or regulation relating to the Building Industry. |
| (7) | Allowances: |
| (a) | The basic wage payable in terms of sub clause (1) shall be deemed to include allowances for inclement weather, walking time and transport costs. |
| (b) | An employee who is required to work away from his ordinary place of residence shall be paid a living-away allowance of a minimum of R120, 00 per day which amount shall be increased annually by the same percentage as the total average increase in basic wages for all categories or the employee shall be provided with suitable accommodation by the employer in respect of each night he is required to spend away from his ordinary place of residence. |
| (c) | Notwithstanding the provisions of sub clause (6)(a) employers shall not be compelled either to provide transport for employees or to pay any additional transport allowance: Provided that if an individual employer deems It necessary for operational or logistical reasons such employer may negotiate with employees on a specific site regarding transport arrangements or additional transport allowances where no public transport exists on such employees shall be entitled to trade union representation. |