| (1) | Save as provided in clause 21, remuneration shall become due and paid either weekly or monthly during the hours of work on the last working day of the month/week or on termination of employment if this takes place before the last working day of the month/week. |
| (2) | Premiums: No payments shall be made or accepted by an employer, either directly or indirectly, in respect of the employment or training of an employee: Provided that this subclause shall not apply in respect of a training scheme to which the employer is legally required to contribute. |
| (3) | Purchase of goods: An employer shall not require his employee to purchase any goods from him or from any shop or person nominated by him. |
(4)
| (a) | Meals: Every employee, other than a nightwatchman, shall be entitled to receive free of charge those meals that fall within his working hours in addition to the wages prescribed for such employee. Where such meals are not provided, an employer shall pay him not less than the amounts specified as follows: |
Full time employees:
R95.00 per week with effect from the date of coming into operation of this agreement to 30 April 2018 and thereafter.
Casual, special function and part-time employees in lieu of meals not provided:
R13.00 per meal with effect from the date of coming into operation of this agreement to 30 April 2018 and thereafter.
| (b) | The employer shall vary the meals provided. |
| (5) | Fines and deductions: An employer shall not levy any fines against his employee nor shall he make any deductions from his remuneration other than the following: |
| (a) | With the written consent of his employee, a deduction for holiday, sick leave, insurance, provident or pension funds; |
| (b) | save as provided in clause 15A(1), when his employee absents himself from work other than on the instruction or at the request of his employer or is absent owing to accident or ill health, a deduction proportionate to the period of such absence; |
| (c) | contributions towards the Council fund in terms of clause 19; |
| (d) | a deduction of any amount that an employer by any statutory law or any order of any competent court is required or permitted to make; |
| (e) | subject to the provisions of subclause (3), with the written consent of the employee, a deduction of any amount due to an employer for goods purchased from him by his employee: Provided that such a deduction shall not exceed one-third of the total remuneration due to such employee; |
| (f) | a deduction for any money lent to an employee by his employer: Provided that such deduction shall not exceed one -third of the total remuneration due to such employee; |
| (g) | subscriptions to the trade union in terms of clause 33. |
| (h) | deduction for provident fund in terms of clause 11. |
| (6) | Transport: An employer shall provide transport for his employees working later than 20:00 on any day of the week or pay employees an amount of; |
R210.00 per month with effect from coming into operation of this agreement to 30 April 2018 and thereafter in lieu of transport.
An employer who has provided transport prior to this Agreement shall not change to the option of the payment of transport in order to avoid providing transport.
