Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryKwaZulu NatalExtension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective AgreementPart 110. Wage |
| (1) | No employer shall pay and no employee shall accept wages lower than those prescribed in this Collective Agreement in line with the wage levels as indicated in this clause and the relevant Annexures. |
| (2) | Unskilled Employees - (Level 4) |
Work at this level is of a manual and / or repetitive nature. Minimum skill is required and limited discretion and limited judgement applies. The employee will work under direct supervision.
Nature of work performed.
All types of manual labour of a repetitive nature.
Some job titles.
Truck assistant, cleaner, machine feeder, packer, stacker, sand paperer, operating a filling machine, securing mattress panels to springs, tea persons, other non -production operations etc.
| (3) | Semi Skilled Employees - (Level 3) |
Employees at this level will have limited skills training and are required to exercise limited discretion in performing tasks.
Employees work under direct supervision.
They will have a basic understanding of work flow and sectional output, meeting required quality standards.
Nature of work performed.
| • | Setting up and / or operating continuous processing machines. |
| • | Clerical staff e.g. storeman, dispatch clerk, etc. |
Some job titles.
Spray painting, silk screening, upholstering basic furniture e.g. occasional chairs, dinging room / kitchen chairs, studio couches, repetitive welding in a jig, sandblasting, drivers, assemblers etc.
| (4) | Skilled Employees - (Level 2) |
Employees at this level either have a recognized tertiary qualification or have gained competence through experience.
The employee is required to exercise a considerable degree of discretion and will be able to read technical drawings where necessary.
The employee must accept responsibility for meeting production outputs at an acceptable quality level.
Nature of work performed.
| • | All artisans who have obtained a recognized artisan qualification. |
| • | Technical staff who have obtained a recognized technical qualification equivalent to at least M + 3. |
| • | Using computer to construct working drawings and production schedules. |
| (5) | Chargehand (Level 1): |
Employees at this level will have a broad knowledge of the discipline that they supervise.
They can either be working chargehands or supervisory chargehands.
They must be competent and trained in people management skills and will be responsible for outputs in the section within acceptable parameters.
They will be required to exercise analytical skills with a relevantly high level of decision making.
| (6) | Foreman / Supervisors (Level 1): |
Employees at this level will have experience in more than one discipline with competency in people management skills (e.g. motivation, discipline, safety and security etc).
They will be able to work from complex drawings and will be able to interpret and apply technical skills. They will be versed in, on the job training. Employees at this level will regularly meet output targets maintaining an acceptable quality standard.