Notices > Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry > Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement > Addendum 2: Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rate of pay, minimum hourly rates of pay and subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

1.	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2023 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2023 - (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	7 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 1.2 and subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Semi-skilled employee	04	7 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Skilled employee	03	7 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Chargehand	02	7 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	7 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.

1.1

In the event that employees who received the across the board wage increases still receive hourly rates of pay less than the minimum hourly rates of pay of their respective occupation skills levels, these employees must receive an additional adjustment of their hourly rates of pay to be at least that of the minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay for the applicable occupation skills level.

1.2	General Workers: The across the board increase from the first full pay week in May 2023 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2023, for such general workers.

1.3	Increase Threshold

1.3.1

A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2023, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.5%.

1.3.2

In the event that an employee earns above the threshold if the full across the board increase is to be awarded, such employee may not be awarded the full across the board increase, but shall receive an increase up to the threshold or the across the board increase minus 1.5%, whichever is the greater.

2.	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2023 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2023 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	As per the national minimum wage rate increase
	Semi-skilled employee	04	R27-83 per hour
	Skilled employee	03	R28-91 per hour
	Chargehand	02	R31-19 per hour
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	R31-19 per hour

2.1.

In the event that the Government implements any amendments to the national minimum hourly rate of pay and the hourly rates of pay of the employees above are below the national minimum hourly rate of pay, such hourly rates of pay shall be adjusted to the national minimum hourly rate of pay in accordance with the implementation date of such.

3.	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2024 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2024 - (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 3.2 and subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Semi-skilled employee	04	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Skilled employee	03	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Chargehand	02	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

3.1

3.2	General Workers: The across the board increase from the first full pay week in May 2024 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2024, for such general workers.

3.3	Increase Threshold

3.3.1

A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2024, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.5%.

3.3.2

4.	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2024 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2024 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	As per the national minimum wage rate increase
	Semi-skilled employee	04	R29-50 per hour
	Skilled employee	03	R30-64 per hour
	Chargehand	02	R33-06 per hour
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	R33-06 per hour

4.1.

5.	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2025 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2025 - (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 5.2 and subject to clause 5.3 below.
	Semi-skilled employee	04	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.
	Skilled employee	03	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.
	Chargehand	02	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.

5.1

5.2	General Workers: The across the board increase from the first full pay week in May 2025 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2025,for such general workers.

5.3	Increase Threshold

5.3.1

A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2025 , provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.5%.

5.3.2

6.	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2025 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2025 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	As per the national minimum wage rate increase
	Semi-skilled employee	04	R31-27 per hour
	Skilled employee	03	R32-48 per hour
	Chargehand	02	R35-04 per hour
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	R35-04 per hour

6.1.

7.	Subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

The following minimum subsistence allowance is payable.

7.1	From 1 May 2023 - R120-00 per night

7.2	From 1 May 2024 - R140-00 per night

7.3	From 1 May 2025 - R160-00 per night

7.4	From 1 May 2026 - R180-00 per night

7.5	From 1 May 2027 - R180-00 per night

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

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Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Addendum 2: Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rate of pay, minimum hourly rates of pay and subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)