Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustrySouth Western DistrictsMain Collective AgreementPart lB. Terms and Conditions of Employment23. Wages |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of clauses 20, 21, 43, 44, 45 and 46 of this part of the Agreement, no employer shall pay and no employee shall accept wages lower than those described in Annexure A of PART lll, of this Agreement, as amended from time to time. |
| (2) | The failure to comply with subclause 1 here above, the employer shall pay a penalty as stipulate in Schedule 2 table 2 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No.75 of 1997), as amended. Such payment shall be made to the Council, as follows:— |
Table Two: Maximum Permissible Fine Involving an Underpayment
No previous failure to comply |
25% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
A previous failure to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
50% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
A previous failure to comply in respect of the same provision within a year, or two previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
75% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order" |
Three previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
100% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
Four previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
200% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |