Notices > Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry > KwaZulu Natal > Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement > Part 1

(1)	All wages shall be paid:

(a)

weekly;

(b)	in cash; or

(c)	electronically;

(d)	at least half an hour before closing time on Friday; or

(e)	in the event that a Friday is a non-working day, the last working day preceding the Friday.

(2)	All wages in cash shall be handed to employees as follows;

(a)	sealed envelope, endorsed with:

-	name and address of the employer.

-	name of the employee.

-	designation of employee.

-	statement containing information regarding income and deductions, alternatively endorsed as per pro-forma below:

WAGE ENVELOPE
Employer's name	..................................................	Benefit Fund No
Employee's name	..................................................	Clock Card No....................
Employee's I.D. No.	........................................................................................................
................................................................ Occupation .............................................. Week ending

Rate
Hours	R c	R c
Ordinary time ..................................................	............... ...........	............... ...........
Overtime ........................................................	............... ...........	............... ...........
Subtotal .........................................................	............... ...........	............... ...........

Add:
Holiday Fund ...................................................	............... ...........
Taxable gross amount ......................................	............... ...........

Less deductions:
Holiday Fund ...................................................	............... ...........
Provident fund (if applicable) ............................	............... ...........
Sick Benefit Society (if applicable) .....................	............... ...........
Mortality Fund ................................................	............... ...........
PAYE ..............................................................	............... ...........
UIF .................................................................	............... ...........
Bargaining Council levy ....................................	............... ...........
Trade Union subscriptions (if applicable) ............	............... ...........
Agency Fee ......................................................	............... ...........

Total deductions ..............................................	............... ...........

Amount payable ...............................................	............... ...........

(3)	No deduction shall be made for;

(a)

training;

(b)	no charge for damage done to material;

(4)	no deduction other than the following shall be made:

(a)	when an employee is absent from work on own accord or is on short time, a deduction proportionate to the period of his absence, calculated at his rate of pay;

(b)	Deductions for:

(i)	sick Fund;

(ii)	insurance;

(iii)

retirement Fund or other similar funds;

(iv)	council levy;

(v)	any amount when compelled by law ordinance or legal process to be made by the employer on behalf of the employee;

(vi)	Trade Union subscriptions;

(vii)

Short time.

(5)	Payment of emergency services performed by drivers, shall be in respect of each hour or part thereof in excess of the ordinary hours paid as follows:

(a)	In the case of a weekly employee, double the weekly wage divided by 44;

(b)	In the case of a casual employee, double the daily wage divided by 9.

(6)	An employee who drives a vehicle to which there is attached one or more trailers, shall be paid in addition to his wages, no less than R2.00 per day for each trailer up to a maximum of R10.00 per week.

(7)	The provisions of Clause 7(3) shall apply to employees who drive motor vehicles: Provided that the wages payable to an employee other than a casual employee, in respect of any one day, shall be no less than one fifth of the weekly wage prescribed by this Agreement.

(8)	In addition to any other remuneration due, an employee shall be paid a subsistence allowance of R100 per night for any one period extending one or more nights excluding accommodation.

[Part 1 Clause 11(8) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 601, GG45328 dated 15 October 2021]

(9)	Every employer shall provide drivers of a motor vehicle, with a log book with duplicate folios for the use of each driver as practicable in the following form:

Name of Employer:

Name of Driver:

Type of vehicle:

Number of trailers:

Time started work:

Time finished work:

Number of ordinary hours worked:

Number of overtime hours worked:

Meal intervals:

Breakdowns, accidents / other delays:

Signature of driver:

Date:

(10)	Every driver shall hand a completed copy of the logbook referred to above to his employer within 24 hours of completion of the days' work.

(11)	The employer shall retain the completed records of the logbook for a period of three years.

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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

KwaZulu Natal

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part 1

11. Payment of Wages