Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied TradesExtension to non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement20. Payment of Contributions to Benefits Funds |
| (1) | For the purposes of this clause, a benefit fund is a pension, provident, retirement, medical aid or similar fund. |
| (2) | An employer that deducts from an employee's remuneration any amount for payment to a benefit fund must pay the amount to the fund within seven days of the deduction being made. |
| (3) | Any contribution that an employer is required to make to a benefit fund on behalf of an employee, that is not deducted from the employee's remuneration, must be paid to the fund within seven days of the end of the period in respect of which the payment is made. |
| (4) | This section does not affect any obligation on an employer in terms of the rules of a benefit fund to make any payment within a shorter period than that required in sub clause (2) or (3) of this clause. |