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

Chapter 1

10. General

10.13 Administration and enforcement of Agreement
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10.13.1 The Council shall be the body responsible for the administration and enforcement of this Agreement, and may issue expressions of opinion and rulings not inconsistent with the provisions hereof for the guidance of employers and employees in the Industry.

 

10.13.2 Despite any other provisions of this Agreement, the Council may appoint one or more persons and may request the Minister of Labour to appoint such persons as designated agents in terms of Section 33(1) of the Act to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with this Agreement.

 

10.13.3 In the event of non-compliance with this Agreement, designated agents may secure compliance by—
10.13.3.1 investigating complaints;
10.13.3.2 conducting inspections;
10.13.3.3 issuing compliance orders ; or
10.13.3.4 adopting any other reasonable means; and
10.13.3.5 performing any other functions which is conferred or imposed on the designated agents by the Council.

 

10.13.4 In the event that non-compliance prevails after the issuing of a compliance order in terms of sub-clause 10.13.3.3 above, the designated agents may be required to:
10.13.4.1 submit a report to the General Secretary of the Council or any other person so designated by him, specifying that compliance has not been achieved.

 

10.13.5 Upon receipt of such a report, the General Secretary of. the Council or any other person so designated by him, shall—
10.13.5.1 Appoint an arbitrator from the Council's panel of arbitrators to conciliate and/or arbitrate the matter; or
10.13.5.2 take such steps as may be deemed necessary to give effect to any agreement reached after the compliance order was issued in resolving the matter.
10.13.5.3 A conciliator and arbitrator appointed in terms of this Clause shall have all the powers assigned to them as contemplated by the Act, including but not limited to the charges and penalties as further contemplated by Section 33A of the Act read with the applicable Regulations.

 

10.13.6 The General Secretary or person so designated by him may make application to have the arbitration award or settlement agreement, whichever applies, certified as an order of the Labour Court.

 

10.13.7 A designated agent appointed by the Minister of Labour under Section 33(1) of the Act, shall in addition to the powers referred to in this Clause, have the powers as assigned to designated agents as set out in the Act in general and in Schedule 10 and Section 142 of the Act, read with the changes required by the context.

 

10.13.8 In the event of an establishment failing to submit a prescribed return in respect of any month, the Council may make an assessment of the amount due to the Council in terms of the Agreement based on the average number of employees and their respective remuneration rates reflected in the latest monthly return form received from the establishment: Provided that if no monthly return forms have been received by the Council, the Council may make an assessment based on the number of employees furnished by the establishment as reflected on the Council's prescribed registration form of the establishment: Provided that if the establishment did not disclose the number of employees on the prescribed registration form, an assessment will be made based on the evidence obtained by the Council.

 

10.13.9 In the event that an establishment pays the amount assessed by the Council in terms of clause 10.13.8 and it is found thereafter that the assessment was based on incorrect facts or figures, the Council shall credit the establishment for the amount paid in excess of the amount actually due to the Council and may utilise such credit or portion thereof to defray any enforceable underpayment of previous unpaid amounts to the Council.

 

10.13.10 In the event that the Council sends an assessment report to the establishment for verification and such establishment fails to submit a written objection within 10 days after receiving the report, the Council may accept such initial report as true and correct.