| 5.1. | Long Service Allowance - all permanent employees shall receive a service allowance equal to one percent (1%) of their basic wage multiplied by the number of years of uninterrupted completed service with the employer up to a maximum of ten (10) years' service.1 The allowance shall be paid on either a weekly or monthly basis. |
| 5.2. | Long Service Awards - In addition to the Long Service Allowance referred in clause 6.1 above, employees in the bargaining unit(s) will be entitled to the following Long Service Awards: |
| 5.2.1. | Ten (10) years' service -A certificate; |
| 5.2.2. | Fifteen (15) years' service -A certificate and payment of R5 000; and |
| 5.2.3. | Twenty (20) years' service -A certificate and payment of R7 500. |
| 5.3. | Subsistence and Travelling (S&T) Allowance - An employee who is required to be out of town between 23:00 and 04:00 shall be paid an S&T allowance as set out below: |
| 5.3.2. | Year 2 for parties and for non parties with effect from the coming into operation of this Agreement - R178; and |
| 5.4. | Cross-border subsistence & travel allowance - An employee who is required to cross the border in the execution of his duties shall be paid S&T, comprising of a sleeping out allowance and a meal allowance (breakfast lunch and supper) as set out below: |
| 5.4.2. | Year 2 for parties and for non parties with effect from the coming into operation of this Agreement - R230; and |
| 5.5 | Chassis Allowance - Where an employee is required to drive a chassis the employee shall be paid (in addition to any wage or overtime to which the employee may be entitled) an allowance of nineteen (19) cents per kilometre. |
| 5.6. | Acting Allowance - Whenever an employee acts in a job that is normally paid at a rate higher than that at which the employee is normally paid, the employee shall be entitled to receive the higher rate of pay for the period in which the employee acts in such position. |
| 5.7. | Loading and Lashing Allowance - The employers will pay carrier drivers a loading and lashing allowance as set out below. The allowance will not be paid in respect of any period or periods that the driver is not at work due to absence on annual leave, or sick leave in excess of one week: |
5.7.1.
5.7.2. Year 2 for parties and for non parties with effect from the coming into operation of this Agreement - R340; and
5.7.3. Year 3 - R360.
| 5.8. | Night Allowance - Employees required to work a shift system will be paid a night allowance, as set out below, of the basic wage rate. This allowance will be applicable to any hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00 each day. Where there is another agreement with an employer concerning night allowance that is superior to this clause then the superior agreement of that employer will apply to that employer's employees. |
| 5.8.2. | Year 2 for parties and for non parties with effect from the coming into operation of this Agreement - 11%; and |
| 5.9. | Housing Allowance - The payslip of an employee will reflect an amount of R1 500 of his basic salary as a separate line item "Housing Allowance". An employee wishing to utilise this mechanism for the purposes of buying or renting a property, shall complete the necessary form to be designed, agreed upon and included in this agreement. |
| 5.10. | Sick Leave Bonus - The parties agree to a separate process for the purpose of investigating the options related to a Sick Leave Bonus and present a report to Council before 31 July 2019. |
| 5.11. | Malaria Medication - Malaria medication will be supplied at no cost to drivers when engaged in cross border trips. |
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| 1 | For example, an employee who has 5 years' uninterrupted completed service with the employer shall receive an allowance of 5% on his / her weekly or monthly basic wage. With each additional year of completed service the service allowance will go up by 1% until the maximum of 10% is reached. Thereafter, the service allowance remains at 10%. |
