Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing IndustryMain Collective AgreementPart A : Provisions for the Eastern Cape RegionAnnexuresAnnexure D : Contract Employees |
(1) | Those contract employees with 12 months’ or more employment with the same employer shall be converted into permanent employees. |
(2) | All contract employees shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata share of all statutory payments due to permanent employees. |
(3) | All contract employees who are in employ as at the end of November each year shall be entitled to full payment for all public holidays which fall during the annual shutdown period. |
(4) | Employees who have completed a learnership shall not be placed on a further contract period after the completion of such a learnership, but shall be employed as a permanent fulltime employee. |
(5) | Where there are more beneficial arrangements (other than those set out in subclauses (1) to (4) above) governing the employment of contract workers, such provisions shall remain effective. |