Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI : Renewal of Period of Operation of the Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementChapter 6 : Remuneration and record keeping6.9. Allowances |
| 6.9.1 | Living out allowance |
| (a) | A living out allowance whilst on the assignment,will be paid as set out below to employees who are required to work and live away from their usual place of residence and where no accommodation is provided by the employer.These amounts are set out as follows: |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Living out allowance from date determined by the Minister, up to 31 August 2022 |
Living out allowance as from 01 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 |
Living out allowance as from 01 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 |
R1 000 |
R1 100-00 |
R1 200-00 |
| (b) | A living out allowance is not payable to employees recruited at the site or who present themselves for employment at that specific site. |
| (c) | Any other allowance paid for the same purpose is deemed to be a Living Out allowance as defined. |
| 6.9.2 | Cross border allowance |
| (a) | A cross border allowance of 7% will be paid to employees assigned to cross border projects calculated on the basic rate of pay for ordinary hours worked. |
| 6.9.3 | Sleep out allowance |
| (a) | A sleep out allowance will be paid to employees who spend at least a night away from their usual site on authorised company business and only in the event that the employer is not providing accommodation during this period away from their usual site. These amounts are set out as follows: |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Sleep Out Allowance from the date determined by the Minister, up to 31 August 2022 |
Sleep Out Allowance as from 01 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 |
Sleep Out Allowance from 01 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 |
R180 |
R180 + CPI |
Year 2 amount + CPI |
| 6.9.4 | Transport |
Transport is to be provided by the employer to employees between the office of the employer where the employee was employed and the project during pay and/or long weekends where applicable.
| 6.9.5 | Acting allowance |
An acting allowance of 5% of the employee's current basic rate must be paid to an employee while the employee is acting in a position higher than the employee's current job grade.
| 6.9.6 | Genera! |
| (a) | None of the above-mentioned issues, or allowances of a similar nature, may be the subject of company level negotiations. |
| (b) | Current company arrangements that are more favourable will not be affected. |