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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

South Western Districts

Main Collective Agreement

Part lll

Annexure A : Minimum Wage Rates - New Wage Rates and for New Entrants
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1. Wage Increases

Employees employed by employers in the Furniture Manufacturing Industry whose occupations fall under Part ll of this Agreement shall receive an increase as follows:

(a) Year One: From the coming into operation of this agreement to the last pay week in September 2019, a seven percent (7 %) across the board wage Increase on actual wages.
(b) Year two: From the first full pay week in October 2019 to the last pay week in September 2020, a 7% across the board wage Increase on actual wages.

 

2. Minimum Wage for New Entrant Employees
(a)With reference to PART ll of this agreement the wages prescribed hereunder shall apply in accordance with clause 26 of PART I of this Agreement.
(b)Employees referred to hereunder, engaged in all or any of the operations performed in the Furniture Manufacturing Industry at the date of the coming into operation of this Agreement shall be paid not less than the minimum prescribed hereunder.

 

3.National Minimum Wage

 

In the event that the National Government implements the national minimum wage or any amendments thereto on or after 1 October 2018 and the wage rates of the employees above in paragraph 2(a) are below the national minimum wage, such rates shall be adjusted to the national minimum wage In accordance with the implementation data of such national minimum wage rates.

 

SPECIFIED MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE RATES FOR NEW ENTRANT EMPLOYEES

 

Sectors

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Minimum hourly wage rate effective for New Entrant employees as from the coming into operation of this Agreement

Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Unskilled employees

1

R12.96

Semi-skilled employees

2

R13.96

Sander - 1st 6 months

2a

R13.96

Sander - after 6 months

2b

R16.71

Scrapper

2c

R16.71

Other Semi-Skilled

2d

R20.67

Skilled employees

3

R22.21

Chargehands

4

R23.50

Foremen & Supervisors

5

R23.50

 

[Annexure A substituted by section 7 of Notice No. R. 613, GG42418, dated 26 April 2019]