Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryChapter 11. Scope of Application |
| 1.1 | The terms of this Agreement shall be observed by employers and employees in the Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery Manufacturing Industry as defined hereunder in the Provinces of Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Free State. |
"Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery Manufacturing Industry" or "Industry" means, without in any way limiting the ordinary meaning of the expression, the industry in which employers and their employees are associated for the manufacture, either in whole or as a complete unit or in part as a component or components, of all types of furniture and bedding as well as upholstery and/or re-upholstery and will, inter alia include the following:
| 1. | Furniture |
Repairing, staining, spraying, polishing, re-polishing, making loose covers and/or cushions, wood machining, veneering, woodturning, carving, assembling, painting, wood bending and laminating. Furniture manufacturing will also include the manufacturing, installation, repairing, polishing, re-polishing, staining, spraying of pianos, organs, movable room/office partitions, kitchen cupboards, kitchen cupboard tops, kitchen cupboard components (irrespective of materials used), attached wall cupboards, built-in cupboards, built-in cupboard components, free standing bars or built-in bar counters, cane, wicker or grass furniture, cabinets including cabinets for musical instruments and radios, wireless or television cabinets, bathroom cupboards, any other cupboard tops and furniture for tea-rooms, restaurants, offices, churches, schools, libraries, other educational institutions, conference centres and theatres but excluding the manufacturing of furniture made mainly of metal and/or plastic materials.
| 2. | Bedding |
The manufacturing, repairing, covering, re-covering of mattress bases, mattresses, spring mattresses, overlays, bolsters, pillows, cushions for studio couches, spring units, box-spring mattresses and studio couches, but excluding the manufacturing of bedding made mainly of metal and/or plastic materials.
"Studio Couch" means an article of furniture, which is designed for seating and for conversion into a double bed or two or more beds and of which the frames are constructed mainly of metal and the seating and/or sleeping surfaces consist of mattresses and/or cushions.
| 3. | Upholstery |
The upholstering or re-upholstering of any furniture, or item of furniture, bedding, pelmets and mattress bases.
| 1.2 | Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1 the provisions of this Agreement— |
| 1.2.1 | apply only to employees for whom wages are prescribed in this Agreement and to the employers of such employees; and |
| 1.2.2 | apply to learners under the Skills Development Act, 1998 or any contracts entered into or any conditions fixed thereunder . |
[Clause 1 substituted by section 1 of Notice No. 672, GG 42464, dated 17 May 2019]