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 6 - Catch-up Arrangement
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(1)In order to achieve the change from 15 wage areas to 3 wage tiers, different areas would need to adjust their minimum wages at different percentage rates over time to achieve the new prescribed minimum wages.

 

(2)In order to move towards the new minimum wages, the wages in any area that is required to be enhanced to reach the target minimum wage, will be adjusted by a maximum of a further 1.75% in any given year of the Collective Agreement until the target minimum wage in each tier has been achieved.

 

(3)It is further noted that any employee who, at the time of publication of this Agreement, is already on a minimum rate (applicable to their area), the rate of increase will be that applicable to the current minimum wage but only for the first year of the Agreement.