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

4. Sick Benefit Societies
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The current status quo for existing employee Sick Benefit Society employee contributions will apply unless it is decided differently at the respective Sick Benefit Societies. The following Sick Benefit Society contributions are payable:

 

4.1 FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS - COMPULSORY MEMBERS (for all areas EXCLUDING the Free State Province)

[Clause 4(4.1) substituted by section 4(1) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

4.1.1 Furnmed Sick Benefit Society 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  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:
4.1.1.1paid public holidays;
4.1.1.2trade union representative leave days;
4.1.1.3the 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
4.1.1.4family 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.

4.1.2

Member:

R57-50 per week payable by the employee and R30-50 per week per employee, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

4.1.3

Adult dependants:

R45-00 per week payable, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.1.4

Minor dependants:

R45-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.1.5

Extraordinary  dependants:

R103-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.2FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS - COMPULSORY MEMBERS (for the Free State Province ONLY)

[Clause 4(4.2) substituted by section 4(2) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

4.2.1Furnmed Sick Benefit Society 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 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:
4.2.1.1paid public holidays;
4.2.1.2trade union representative leave days;
4.2.1.3the 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
4.2.1.4family 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.

4.2.2

Member:

R40-00 per week payable by the employee and R30-50 per week per employee, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

4.2.3

Adult dependants:

R45-00 per week payable, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.2.4

Minor dependants:

R45-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.2.5

Extraordinary dependants:

R96-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.3 NUFAWSA SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY - EXISTING MEMBERS (for all areas INCLUDING the Free State Province)

[Clause 4(4.3) substituted by section 4(3) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

4.3.1NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers of South Africa or their nominated administrator 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 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:
4.3.1.1paid public holidays;
4.3.1.2trade union representative leave days;
4.3.1.3the 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
4.3.1.4family 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.

4.3.2

Member plus 1 to 3 dependants:

R62-50 per week payable by the employee and R30-50 per week per employee payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

4.3.3

4th and more dependants:

R12-50 per week, per dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.3.4

Extraordinary  dependants:

R92-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.4[Clause 4(4.4) deleted by section 4(4) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

 

4.5[Clause 4(4.5) deleted by section 4(5) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

 

4.6[Clause 4(4.6) deleted by section 4(6) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

 

4.7NUFAWSA SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY - FROM DATE DETERMINED BY THE MINISTER (for all areas INCLUDING the Free State Province)
4.7.1NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers of South Africa or their nominated administrator at the prescribed rates by the employee only when more than 20 hours' wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of 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:
4.7.1.1paid public holidays;
4.7.1.2trade union representative leave days;
4.7.1.3the 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
4.7.1.4family 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.

4.7.2

Member plus 2 dependants:

R93-00 per week payable by the employee only.

4.7.3

3 and more dependants (Under the age of 18):

R15.00 per week, per dependant, payable by the employee only.

4.7.4

Extraordinary dependants (Including dependants of 18 years and older):

R110-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

[Clause 4(4.7)(4.7.2, 4.7.3 and 4.7.4) substituted by section 4(8) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]

 

4.8[Clause 4(4.8) deleted by section 4(9) of Notice No. R.4026, GG49596, dated 3 November 2023]