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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Chapter 2 : Council Benefit Funds/Schemes

1. Establishment and Continuation of Council Benefit Funds/Schemes

 

The following Funds /Schemes are hereby established and /or continued:

 

1.1 The Furniture Bargaining Council Provident Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Provident Fund), established and amalgamated in terms of the Agreements published under Government Notices Nos. R. 44 of 13 January 1961, R. 495 of 24 March 1961 and R. 3043 of 4 January 1991, as amended and extended, is continued and administered in accordance with the Pension Funds Act, 1956 (Act 24 of 1956) (as amended), as well as the prevailing Collective Agreement of the Furniture Bargaining Council.

 

1.2 The Furniture Bargaining Council Death and Funeral Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the standard D.F.S.), established in terms of the Agreement published under Government Notice No. R. 1866 of 3 July 1992, as amended and extended, is continued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) (as amended).

[Chapter 2(1)(1.2) substituted by section 9 of Notice No. R. 30, GG44090, dated 22 January 2021]

 

1.3 The Furniture Bargaining Council Sick Benefit Society (hereinafter split into two subdivided Funds to wit, Furnmed Sick Benefit Society and NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society), established and amalgamated in terms of the Agreements published under Government Notices Nos. R. 44 of 13 January 1961, R. 495 of 24 March 1961 and R. 3043 of 4 January 1991, as amended and extended, is continued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 and the Labour Relations Act. 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) (as amended) and is hereby continued as the following two Sick Benefit Societies herein referred to as the Furnmed Sick Benefit Society and the NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society. The Parties and Trustees to the Furnmed Sick Benefit Society are FBUMA and CEPPWAWU and the Parties and Trustees to the NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society are FBUMA and NUFAWSA.

 

1.4 The Home Ownership Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the H.O.S.), established in terms of an initial separate agreement between the Parties to the Council in 1994, is herein continued in accordance with the provisions of the National Credit Act, 2005 (Act 34 of 2005) (as amended) as well as the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Collective Agreement.

 

1.5 The Emergency, Trauma, Disaster and Education Fund (hereinafter referred to as the E.T.D.E. Fund), established in terms of an initial separate agreement between the Parties to the Council in 1994, is herein continued in accordance with the provisions of the National Credit Act, 2005 (Act 34 of 2005) (as amended) as well as the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Collective Agreement.