Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI: Extension of Construction Industry Retirement Benefit Fund Collective Agreement to non-parties5. Membership |
| 5.1 | Each Eligible Employee who is in Service on the Operative Date and who was in Service on the day prior to that date may choose to become a Member of the Fund. A choice to become a Member must be made no earlier than the Operative Date and not later than twelve months thereafter and the Eligible Employee's participation in the Fund shall commence on the Operative Date or (if later) on the first day of the month which coincides with or next follows the date on which his choice is made. |
| 5.2 | If any employee who is eligible in terms of Rule 3.1 has not chosen to become a Member of the Fund within the period set out in Rule 3.1 he shall cease to be an Eligible Employee. |
| 5.3 | Each employee who becomes an Eligible Employee on or after the Operative Date must become a Member of the Fund or of another retirement fund operated by the Employer for the benefit of its employees on the first day of the month on which he is an Eligible Employee. If an employee who is eligible in terms of this Rule has not chosen to become a Member of this Fund by the first day of the month on which he is an Eligible Employee, he shall cease to bean Eligible Employee. |
| 5.4 | Each Member must produce evidence of age acceptable to the Trustees and must also give such other information as the Trustees may reasonably require for the purposes of the Fund. In the case of a Member who was a member of a Previous Fund, the Trustees may accept the Members age as stated in the records of that fund |
| 5.5 | If a Member transfers to another Approved Provident Fund or Approved pension Fund in any of the circumstances envisaged in these Rules and such transfer is subject to the provisions of Section 14 of the Act, then it is specifically provided that with effect from the date on which he becomes a member of such fund, contributions in terms of Rule 4 shall cease and in the event of his death or Disablement, prior to transfer of his benefit in terms of these Rules from the Fund to such other fund, that part of the death or disability benefit in Rule 6 which is insured with a Registered Insurer shall not be payable. |
| 5.6 | Unless otherwise provided for in the Rules, a Member shall not be permitted to withdraw from membership while he remains in Service. |
| 5.7 | A Member who has left Service for any reason and has received all the benefits which may be due to him in terms of these Rules shall cease to be a Member. |