Notices > National Textile Bargaining Council > Collective Agreement > Part 2 > Annexures > Annexure K: Woven Cotton Textile Products Subsector > G. Organisational Rights

38.1	Each shop steward in an establishment covered by this Annexure shall be entitled to 10 days' paid leave for union activities per annum. Such leave shall not be accumulative or transferable.

38.2	In addition, each shop steward is entitled to a once-off five days' paid time off for information technology training.

38.3	In addition, each shop steward is entitled to a once-off two days' paid time off for HIV/AIDS awareness training.

38.4	In addition, one shop steward per plant shall be allocated a further once-off five days' paid training, if required by the trade union, for HIV/AIDS counsellor training.

38.5	All shop stewards of trade unions party to the Bargaining Council shall be granted access to a telephone, a fax machine, meeting facilities for Shop Steward Committee meetings, and a trade union office at the workplace. The parties shall meet at plant level to give appropriate effect to this.

38.6	Shop stewards at each workplace shall be granted three hours' paid time off for factory Shop Steward Committee Meetings each month.

38.7	Shop stewards' time off for Bargaining Council and SETA related meetings shall be paid for by the employer. This shall be limited to one shop steward per company, unless more is agreed by the company.

38.8	Each Shop Steward's Committee shall, at each company and by the 20th of each month, be provided with schedules reflecting the following details on request from the Senior Shop Steward:

38.8.1

All employees in the bargaining unit (broken down by permanent workers, learnerships, and/or temporary workers);

38.8.2

all non-union members.

38.9	Employers agree to grant 5 days paid leave to be used specifically by elected SACTWU office bearers, where SACTWU is the majority union at the establishment as follows:

38.9.1

A maximum of one office bearer per establishment, unless otherwise provided for by the unions constitution;

38.9.2

Where multiple office bearers are already elected from one establishment, the 5 days may be split between them;

38.9.3

The company to be given 7 days written notice by the union for release of such an office bearer.

Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)