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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

KwaZulu Natal

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

Annexure B

3. Wage Increase

 

3.1. Period 1 July 2023 for parties and for non-parties if the Agreement comes into effect after 1 July 2023 then the implementation date of this provision/clause will be from the date as determined by the Minister until 30 June 2027:

 

3.2. As from the 1 July 2023 for parties and non-parties if the Agreement comes into effect after 1 July 2023 then the implementation date of this provision/clause will be from the date as determined by the Minister, the following wage increases shall apply:

(a)

Across the Board wage increase of 5,5% on actual wages as from the 1 July 2023 for parties and for non-parties if the Agreement comes into effect after 1 July 2023 then the implementation date of this provision/clause will be from the date as determined by the Minister.

For those employees whom received the awarded National Minimum Wage increase, a topping up to their wages will be increased by the percentage differential between the across the board increase and the National Minimum wage increase, from the 1 July 2023 for parties and for non-parties if the Agreement comes into effect after 1 July 2023 then the implementation date of this provision/clause will be from the date as determined by the Minister.

 

Year 2 - Percentage Increase

Across the Board wage increase of 5,5% on actual wages as from the 1 July 2024. For those  employees  whom  received  the  awarded  National  Minimum  Wage increase,  a  topping  up to  their  wages  will  be  increased  by the  percentage differential  between the across the board increase and the National Minimum wage increase, from the 1 July 2024.

 

Year 3 - Percentage Increase

Across the Board wage increase of 5,5% on actual wages as from the 1 July 2025. For those  employees  whom  received  the  awarded  National  Minimum  Wage increase,  a  topping  up  to  their  wages  will  be  increased  by the  percentage differential  between the across the board increase and the  National Minimum wage increase, from the 1 July 2025.

 

Year 4 - Percentage Increase

Across the Board wage increase of 5,5% on actual wages as from the 1 July 2026. For  those  employees  whom  received  the  awarded  National  Minimum  Wage increase, a topping up to their wages will be increased by the percentage differential between the across the board increase and the National Minimum wage increase, from the 1 July 2026.

 

[Part 2 Annexure B(3) substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R. 3666 of GG48959, dated 14 July 2023]