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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Addendum 1: Fees, Levies and Contributions payable to the Council

3. Provident Fund Contributions
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3.1Provident Fund contributions shall be payable to the Council at the prescribed rates by the employer and employee when more than 20 hours' wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of the hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on (see also paragraph 3.2):
3.1.1paid public holidays;
3.1.2trade union representative leave days;
3.1.3the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
3.1.4family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee's spouse, life partner, employee's parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

[Clause 3(3.1) substituted by section 3 of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

 

3.2The Provident Fund contributions payable to the Council shall be calculated on a sliding scale per wage band for all Occupation Skills Levels, as follows:

3.2.1

Wages from:

May 2023 - R0 to R1 284-00 p/w

May 2024 - R0 to R1 361-00 p/w

May 2025 - R0 to R1 443-00 p/w

 

5% of normal weekly wages from the employee per week, calculated on the establishment's normal ordinary hours of work per week plus an equal amount from the employer.

 

3.2.2

Wages from:

May 2023 - above R1 284 to R1 605 p/w

May 2024 - above R1 361 to R1 701 p/w

May 2025 - above R1 443 to R1 803 p/w

5.2% of normal weekly wages from the employee per week, calculated on the establishment's normal ordinary hours of work per week plus an equal amount from the employer.

 

3.2.3

Wages from:

May 2023 - above R1 605 to R2 140 p/w

May 2024 - above R1 701 to R2 268 p/w

May 2025 - above R1 803 to R2 404 p/w

 

5.35% of normal weekly wages from the employee per week, calculated on the establishment's normal ordinary hours of work per week plus an equal amount from the employer.

3.2.4

Wages from:

May 2023 - above R2 140 p/w

May 2024 - above R2 268 p/w

May 2025 - above R2 404 p/w

 

5.5% of normal weekly wages from the employee per week, calculated on the establishment's normal ordinary hours of work per week plus an equal amount from the employer.

 

3.2.5

Working employers:

11% of a foreman's prescribed weekly wage.