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

Notices

Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO)

Administrative Collective Agreement

Extension to Non-Parties of the Administrative Collective Agreement

Clause 18 - Contingency Reserve
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(1) Leave pay, holiday bonus and additional holiday pay in the possession of the Council from employees who are members of the respective party trade unions and unclaimed by the beneficiaries after the expiration of three years from the date of receipt shall be paid—
(a) to Contingency Reserve A where the beneficiary is a member of MISA;
(b) to Contingency Reserve C, where the beneficiary is member of NUMSA; and
(c) to Contingency Reserve, where the beneficiary is an employee who is a non-party to this agreement.

 

(2) Contingency Reserves A and 'C' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Reserves') shall be utilised for the benefit of employees who are members of the respective trade unions provided that—
(i) any such leave pay or additional holiday pay or part thereof as the Council may regard as being in excess of what is required to finance the Reserves shall be forfeited to the Council;
(ii) any leave pay or additional holiday pay that has been forfeited to the Council or paid to the Reserves in terms of this subclause, and that is subsequently claimed by the beneficiary, may be paid out at the discretion of the Council;
(iii) subject to proviso (ii), any money forfeited to the Council shall, in the case of a beneficiary who was a member of MISA or NUMSA, be credited separately in the books of account of the Council in an account to be styled the A" or "C" Contingency Account respectively.

 

(3) The Reserves shall be administered by the Council in accordance with principles formulated by the Council and a copy of the memorandum containing such principles and particulars of any amendments shall be lodged with the Director-General of Labour.

 

(4) In the event of the dissolution of the Council, any moneys standing to the credit of the Reserves shall at the time of such dissolution be deemed to constitute part of the Council's cash assets and shall be dealt with accordingly: Provided that in the case of Contingency Reserve A such moneys shall be paid into any Benefit Fund established on behalf of MISA in terms of Clause 4 of its Constitution and approved by the Registrar of Labour Relations.

 

(5) Subject to the provisions of subclause (4) of this clause, in the event of the expiration of this Agreement by effluxion of time or cessation for any other cause, the Reserves shall continue to be administered in terms of subclause (3): Provided that if another agreement for the industry is not negotiated within a period of two years after such expiration or cessation, any moneys standing to the credit of the Reserves shall be forfeited to the Council.

 

(6) The cost of administering the Reserves referred to in this clause and the special Leave Pay Account referred to elsewhere in this Agreement shall be borne by the Council, which may at their discretion invest any of the funds on hand with an approved bank and/or building society, and any interest accruing from such investment shall be retained by the Council to defray costs of administration of the Reserves and of the said Special Leave Pay Account.