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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Building Industry, Cape of Good Hope

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Consolidated Collective Agreement

Chapter Six: Employee Benefit Schemes

33. Medical Aid Fund
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(1)The Building Industry Medical Aid Fund ("the Fund") is hereby continued and shall continue to be administered by the Council in terms of the Act for the purposes of—
(a)assisting members in regard to the cost of medical services Incurred by them or their dependants, as may be provided in the rules of the Fund;
(b)taking such measures as the Council deems necessary for the prevention of sickness and for the improvement and promotion of health amongst members and their dependants;
(c)contracting with any medical practitioner, hospital, nursing home, convalescent home or other similar institution, person or authority in respect of medical services; and
(d)meeting the cost of such arrangements and the medical expenses of members or their dependants as provided in the rules of the Fund.

 

(2)The Fund shall be managed by the Council in accordance with the Rules which it may make from time to time for this purpose ("the Rules"), and all moneys of the Fund shall be administered, invested and paid out in accordance with the Rules, copies of which shall be available for inspection at the offices of the Council. The Council shall appoint auditors to audit the books of account of the Fund annually.

 

(3)An employee who is eligible in terms of the Rules to become a member of the Fund shall contribute half of the total contribution and his employer shall contribute the remaining half of the contribution for each normal working day that the employee remains in his employ, which contribution shall be as follows, from the date of coming into operation of this Agreement to 31 October 2023:

 

Medical Aid Contribution per day

Artisan Member Employee contribution: R38.30

 

Employer contribution per Artisan: R38.30

 

For the period 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024 the allowance applicable shall be increased on 01 November 2023 by the CPI percentage + 1% (as at the 1st of July 2023 as published by Statistics South Africa) provided that the minimum increase shall be 5% and the maximum increase be no higher than 7%.

For the period 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025 the allowance applicable shall be increased on 01 November 2024 by the CPI percentage + 1% (as at the 1st of July 2024 as published by Statistics South Africa) provided that the minimum increase shall be 5% and the maximum increase be no higher than 7%.

 

(4)Every employer shall deduct a contribution from the remuneration of each eligible employee in respect of each contribution day and the employer shall add to it an equal amount.

 

(5)Every employer shall pay the above contributions to the Council within the period determined by the Council for such purpose.

 

(6)In the event of the expiration of this Agreement, the dissolution or winding up of the Council or a cessation of its operations, the provisions of clause 30(7), (8) and (9) relating to the Holiday and Bonus Fund shall apply equally to this Fund.