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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Western Cape

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part l

A - Administrative issues

Clause 6 - Compliance by Employers, Subcontracting and use of Temporary Employment Services
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(1)The Council shall keep a register of employers in good standing and a register of employers not in good standing which registers shall be generally made known and published and shall be available to any person on request.

 

(2)An employer shall be in good standing with the Council for purposes of this clause if:
(a)the employer is registered as an employer with the Council; and
(b)the employer is compliant with all obligations provided for in this Agreement to be fulfilled by an employer,

 

(3)No employer may subcontract any work (this includes the provision of temporary employment services) that falls under the definition of "Furniture Bedding Upholstery and Curtain Manufacturing Industry" or "Industry" in clause 1 of this Agreement, to another person who is subject to this Agreement ("the subcontractor"), unless both the subcontracting party and the subcontractor are, at all times during the subcontracting, employers in good standing.

 

(4)Regardless of whether or not sub clause (3) above has been complied with—
(a)section 200E of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 applied to a subcontracting party who, by or through a subcontractor, intends or the effect of doing so is or has been to directly or indirectly defeat the purposes of this Agreement
(b)the subcontracting party and the subcontractor (or the temporary employment service) are jointly and severally liable if the subcontractor, in respect of any of its employees, contravenes:
(i)This Agreement or any other Council agreement regulating terms and conditions of employment and/or benefits;
(ii)A binding arbitration award that regulates or relates to terms and conditions of employment; or
(iii)The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997, as amended from time to time.