Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering IndustriesMain Collective AgreementPart 25. Annexure ASecurity of Employment and Severance PayContract of Employment |
(The employer)...................................................agrees to engage the services of (the employee) and the employee hereby agrees to accept service with the employer on the following terms and conditions:
| (i) | (a) The contract of employment in terms of clause 3 of Annexure A to the Main Agreement shall be for a maximum period of............................................................................................months/weeks from date of employment, for the purpose of site work/turn-around work/ship repair work (delete whichever is not applicable) from …………………..to ……………………...........................or completion of the specific work detailed hereunder: |
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| (b) | The contract of employment for short-term fluctuations in workload shall not exceed a period of four months from date of employment, viz from ……………...……………… to ...............……………….., or completion of the specific work detailed hereunder: |
(Note: Should a period longer than four months be required to complete a specific task or activity, the period and the specific task or activity must be specified hereunder:)
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| (ii) | On completion of the contract detailed in (i) above, this contract shall automatically terminate. Such termination shall not be construed as being retrenchment but as completion of contract. |
The employee shall nonetheless still be given one shift’s notice of expiry of the contract period.
| (iii) | The remaining conditions of employment, not expressly detailed above, shall be existing employer policy, rules and regulations and the general conditions of employment as contained in the Main Agreement for the Iron, Steel, Engineering and Metallurgical Industry, subject to the limitation set out in (ii) above. |
| (iv) | Where employment continues after completion of this contract in terms of (i) above this contract shall become null and void and the provisions of the Main Agreement shall apply. |
| (v) | Subject to the amendment of the general conditions of employment as set out in (ii) above, the engagement conditions shall be: |
(a) Occupation............................................................................................
(b) Rate of pay..............................................................................................
(which shall not be less than the rate scheduled in the Main Agreement).
The employee acknowledges that he/she understands the contents of this contract and signifies acceptance thereof.
Signed at........................................................................on.................................19................................
Employer......................................................................
Employee.....................................................................
Witness........................................................................
Note: The employer and employee shall, during the period of employment in terms of this contract, observe the provisions of the applicable Benefit Fund Agreements.