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

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry of South Africa

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part ll

Clause 3 - Wages and/or Earnings
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(1)Every employee who, prior to the date of coming into operation of this Agreement, was in receipt of a higher rate than that prescribed in this Agreement for the class of work upon which he is employed shall continue to receive not less than such higher rate while he is employed by the same employer on the same work or any other work for which a minimum rate is prescribed in this Agreement, subject to clause 5 of Part 2.

 

(2)No employee shall be employed in more than one occupation defined in this Agreement at different rates of pay, in any one week, including any overtime worked, or in a higher-paid occupation, unless payment is made as if such employee had been employed for the whole of that week in the highest-paid occupation: Provided that if an employee who normally earns a lower rate of pay than a driver, and performs the work of a driver, such employee shall be paid at the higher rates only in respect of time actually engaged in such occupation, except that if such an employee performs the work of a driver for more than three hours in any one day, he shall be paid at the higher rates for the whole of such day.