Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Motor Ferry IndustryExtension to non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement5. Wages |
| 5.1 | Minimum Wage - No full-time employee shall, be paid a basic weekly wage, in respect of ordinary working hours, at a rate less than that set out below for a person of that grade. The existing minimum rate of all employees in the bargaining unit(s) shall be increased with R2 000.00 (two thousand rand) per month over the three-year period of this agreement as follows: |
| 5.1.1 | Year 1(until 31 December 2022) - R720 per month; |
| 5.1.2 | Year 2 (until 31 December 2023) - R680 per month; and |
| 5.1.3 | Year 3 (until 31 December 2024) - R600 per month. |
| 5.2 | The specific increases for each job grade in the bargaining unit(s) are reflected in Annexure 1 to this agreement. |
| 5.3 | Current full-time employees in the bargaining unit(s) as at 31 December 2021 who are on higher rates than the minimums as at 31 December 2021, shall receive increases on their actual basic pay of R720 per month from date of signature of the Agreement for parties, R680 per month from 1 January 2023 and R600 per month on 1 January 2024. The specific increases for each job grade in the bargaining unit (Grade 1-6 are reflected in Annexure 1 to this agreement. All employees who are not full-time employees shall be paid pro rata by calculating the hourly or daily rate of payment, as applicable, and multiplying this rate by the number of hours or days worked, as applicable such amount shall not be less than the National Minimum Wage as amended from time to time. |
| 5.4 | Wages shall not be negotiated before the lapse of the current wages, and Conditions of Employment shall not be negotiated by parties when the need arise,thereafter unless agreed otherwise. |