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

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the COVID-19 Personal Protection Equipment & other Essential Products Collective Agreement

4. Qualifying Companies
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The parties agree to establish a Register of PPE Manufacturing Qualifying Companies ("The Register"), containing a list of companies which have been accredited by the clothing industry bargaining council for participation in the manufacturing of PPE's and Other Essential Products.

 

An "Accredited Company" is a company which—

 

4.1. is registered with the Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry of South Africa unless exempted therefrom or does not fall within the registered scope of the Council.

 

4.2. has been issued with a compliance certificate by the Council in terms of the provisions of the Council's Main Agreement.

 

4.3. has implemented the provisions of the Council's collective agreements, or has been exempted therefrom (partially or in whole), by the Council.

 

4.4. has submitted a "COVIC-19 Customised Workplace Awareness, Protection & Prevention Plan" to the Council, including but not limited to appropriate social distancing production work organisation methods, COVID-19 screening, the provision of sanitisation facilities and appropriate structuring of working hours during a lockdown period.

 

4.5. has registered ALL its employees with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and, for those companies which are registered with the Council, has provided its correct UIF registration number to the Council.

 

4.6. has made an application for membership of Proudly South African, with the proviso that there is no automatic compulsion of Proudly South African membership beyond a one year period from the effective date of such membership.

 

4.7. has made an application to be listed on the Proudly SA website as an accredited PPE manufacturer.

 

4.8. has been issued with an Accreditation Certificate as a PPE and other essential products manufacturing establishment, by the Council.

 

4.9. adheres to the PPE manufacturing standards as adopted by the Council's COVID-19 PPE Rapid Response Task Team as referred to in sub-clause 3.4 of this agreement.

 

4.10. is in compliance with its statutory contributions as provided for in the Council's Main Agreement, unless it has partially or in whole been exempted therefrom, by the Council.

 

4.11. has established a Workplace Health & Safety Committee.

 

4.12. has registered all its employees in the bargaining unit with one of the Bargaining Council's Health Care Funds, in areas where such Health Care Funds exist.

 

4.13. is a member company of a signatory to the Council's "COVID-19 Lockdown Collective Agreement" or has signed a written undertaking to abide by the terms of the COVID-19 Lockdown Collective Agreement and/or other Council collective agreements.

 

4.14. has provided written commitment to the Council not to outsource to non-compliant companies.

 

4.15. is located within the social economy formations and/or which is owned and managed by a black industrialist.

 

4.16. which is In business rescue.

 

4.17. complies with all of the provisions in sub -clauses 4.1 to 4.14 of this agreement, or any priority combination thereof, as decided by the PPE Rapid Response Task Team from time to time, and/or which has taken reasonable steps to comply therewith.