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

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry

Main Collective Agreement

Part C : Provisions for the KwaZulu-Natal Region

1. Scope of Application of this Part of the Agreement
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(1)The terms of this part of the Agreement shall be observed—
(a)by all employers who are members of the employers" organisation and who are engaged in the Clothing Industry, and by all employees who are members of the trade union and who are employed in the Industry;
(b)in the Magisterial Districts of Chatsworth, Durban, Inanda, Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg and Lower Tugela.

 

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1), the terms of this part of the Agreement shall—
(a)apply in respect of employees for whom wages are prescribed in this part of the Agreement; and
(b)not apply in respect of employees whose basic wages exceed two and a half times the wage rate for a qualified Grade 1 employee or whose occupation is monthly paid and of a managerial, specialist, technical or non-production related nature.

 

(3)The terms of this part of the Agreement shall also cover all garment knitting employees and who shall receive the same package labour cost increase as agreed to for all other employees covered by the scope of the Council.

 

(4)

(a)The purpose of this part of the Agreement shall be to establish levels of remuneration and other conditions of employment for employees without seeking to restrict entrepreneurial initiative and employment opportunities.
(b)Employers employing five (5) or less employees shall, upon application to the council in terms of clause 23, be exempted from this part of the Agreement.
(c)Where an employer or an employee can satisfy the Council that any of the provisions of this part of the Agreement are restricting entrepreneurial initiative and/or employment opportunities, such employer or employee may apply to the Council for exemption from those specific provisions in terms of clause 23 of this part of the Agreement.

 

(5)Clauses 1(1)(a), 2, 4(5), 23B and 38(5) of this part of the Agreement shall not apply to employers and employees who are not members of the employers" organisation and trade union, respectively.