Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering IndustriesConsolidated 2021/2025 Plastic Industry Main Collective AgreementChapter 833. Wages |
| (1) | Employees employed before the coming into operation of this agreement and who continues in the employment of the same employer after coming into operation of this agreement will retain his/her wage rate even if it is higher than the minimum wage rate contained herein, and no employee employed before the coming into operation of this agreement shall receive, subject to sub-clause 3, a wage lower than stipulated in the schedules under A-D below. |
| (2) | An employee who commence employment with an employer after the coming into operation of this agreement shall not receive a wage lower than stipulated in the schedules under sub-clause 3 below: Provided that all geographical areas excluding Greater Cape Town, eThekwini and Gauteng will observe the corresponding wage table less 10%. |
| (3) | No employer shall pay to any employee engaged on work classified in the schedules to this Agreement wages lower than those stipulated in Column D below and no employees shall accept wages lower than those stipulated, an Employee earning above the minimum rate of pay set out in Column B will he awarded the Rand value recorded in Column C, namely— |
| A. | For the period 1 October 2021 to 30 June 2022: (6% on minimum wage rate subject to the conclusion of this agreement on 8 October 2021) |
| i. | It is acknowledged that for the period 1 July 2021 to date some Employers awarded an increase to Employees engaged in work classified in this agreement however. In the event of an increase being awarded such increase may be off-set against the increases listed in the schedule below on condition the rands / cents increase is at least equal to the increase listed in the schedule below. In the event the increase awarded is greater than the rands / cents increase listed in the schedule such increase may not be reduced and will be maintained for the period ending 30 June 2022. |
| ii. | All other Employees engaged on work classified in this Agreement shall be awarded a minimum annual increase recorded in Column C below: |
A |
B |
C |
D |
Grade |
Current minimum wage rate |
Increase |
New minimum |
A |
R 82.28 |
R 4.94 |
R 87.22 |
B |
R 67.21 |
R 4.03 |
R 71.24 |
C |
R 64.59 |
R 3.88 |
R 68.47 |
DD |
R 57.34 |
R 3.44 |
R 60.78 |
E |
R 44.89 |
R 2.69 |
R 47.58 |
F |
R37.85 |
R 2.27 |
R 40.12 |
G |
R 33.53 |
R 2.01 |
R 35.54 |
H |
R 29.75 |
R 1.79 |
R 31.54 |
| B. | For the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 |
A |
B |
C |
Grade |
Minimum wage rate 30 June 2022 |
Increase |
A |
R 87.22 |
R 4.94 |
B |
R 71.24 |
R 4.03 |
C |
R 68.47 |
R 3.88 |
DD |
R 60.78 |
R 3.44 |
E |
R 47.58 |
R 2.69 |
F |
R 40.12 |
R 2.27 |
G |
R 35.54 |
R 2.01 |
H |
R 31.54 |
R 1.79 |
| C. | For the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 |
A |
B |
C |
Grade |
Minimum wage rate 30 June 2022 |
Increase |
A |
R 87.22 |
R 4.94 |
B |
R 71.24 |
R 4.03 |
C |
R 68.47 |
R 3.88 |
DD |
R 60.78 |
R 3.44 |
E |
R 47.58 |
R 2.69 |
F |
R 40.12 |
R 2.27 |
G |
R 35.54 |
R 2.01 |
H |
R 31.54 |
R 1.79 |
| D. | For the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 |
A |
B |
C |
Grade |
Minimum wage rate 30 June 2022 |
Increase |
A |
R 87.22 |
R 4.94 |
B |
R 71.24 |
R 4.03 |
C |
R 68.47 |
R 3.88 |
DD |
R 60.78 |
R 3.44 |
E |
R 47.58 |
R 2.69 |
F |
R 40.12 |
R 2.27 |
G |
R 35.54 |
R 2.01 |
H |
R 31.54 |
R 1.79 |
APPRENTICE WAGE SCHEDULE:
APPRENTICE YEAR |
% OF CORRESPONDING GRADE |
YEAR 1 |
60% |
YEAR 2 |
70% |
YEAR 3 |
80% |
YEAR 4 |
90% |