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

Notices

National Textile Bargaining Council

Extension to Non-Parties : COVID-19 Lockdown Collective Amending Agreement

2. Scope and Effective Date
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2.1. This Amending Collective Agreement shall bind the parties and their members. It shall become effective as from the date adopted by Council (irrespective of date of signature) and shall remain effective until the parties agree otherwise.

 

2.2. The scope of this Agreement shall cover all employers and employees in the registered scope of the National Textile Bargaining Council.

 

2.3. Despite the provision of sub-clause 2.2 of this agreement, the Council authorises that the UIF payment and transmission service provisions of this agreement shall be offered as a value added solidarity service to all employees in our industry pipeline, or any members of the trade union, beyond the registered scope of the Council, provided that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) funds referred to later in this agreement are sufficient to cover such an expanded service.

 

2.4. The provisions contained in this amending collective agreement, once adopted by the National Textile Bargaining Council, will be submitted to the Department of Employment and Labour for extension to cover all non-parties and non-signatory party employer associations within the registered geographic scope of the areas covered by the National Textile Bargaining Council.

 

2.5. The effective date of implementation of this Amending Collective Agreement is 6 April 2020 and the duration of this Agreement will be effective for a 24 month period 6 April 2020 until 5 April 2022, but further subject to sub-clause 2.6 below.

 

2.6. The provisions of this amending collective agreement shall be in addition to the provisions of the current Main Agreement which combined shall, subject to Ministerial approval, remain gazetted and extended to non-parties and shall remain in force until such time as the members agree to further amend this extended agreement.