Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryWestern CapeExtension to non-parties of the Main Collective AgreementPart lC - Contributions and deductionsClause 36 - Expenses of the Council - Council Levy |
| (1) | For the purpose of meeting the expenses of the Council, every Employer shall deduct from the wage of each of his Employees for whom a wage is paid:— |
| (a) | R5.00 per pay week from the period of operation of this agreement until as amended. |
[Clause 36(1) substituted by section 7 of Notice No. 894, GG43628, dated 20 August 2020]
| (2) | To the amount so deducted, as per sub-clause (1), the Employer shall add a like amount and:— |
| (a) | forward month by month, and not later than the 15th day of each month, the total sum to the Secretary of the Council. |
| (b) | an Employer who is in arrears with payments in terms of paragraph 2 and 2(a) and who fails, after having been warned in writing by the Council to forward the outstanding amounts within seven days of such warning shall, upon being notified by the Council in writing to do so, submit the amounts payable in terms of this clause week by week so as to reach the Secretary not later than the Friday following the pay day of the week in respect of which the amounts are due. An Employer to whom the provisions of this paragraph apply may, upon so being notified by the Council in writing, revert to the payment of amounts payable in terms of this clause on the monthly basis provided for in sub-clause (a). |
| (c) | should any amount due in terms of this clause not be received by the Council by the 15th day of the month following the month in respect of which it is payable, the Employer shall forthwith be liable for and be required to pay interest on such amount or on such lesser amount as remains unpaid at the rate prescribed by the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, Act No. 55 of 1975, as amended, calculated from such 15th day until the day upon which payment is actually received by the Council: |
Provided that the Council shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to waive payment of such interest or part thereof in any individual instance.
In the event of the Council incurring any costs or becoming obliged to pay any costs, collection commission by reason of the failure of the Employer to make any payment on or before the due date, the Employer shall then also be liable forthwith to pay all such costs of whatever nature and any costs as between attorney and client and all such collection commission, and the Council shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to allocate any payment by the Employer firstly in satisfaction of any such costs, collection commission and interest, and thereafter in reduction of the overdue capital amount.