Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryExtension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective AgreementAddendum 2: Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rate of pay, minimum hourly rates of pay and subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province) |
| 1. | Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 for parties and for non-parties as was gazetted under Government Gazette No 43447 under Notice R.333 of 19 June 2020 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province): |
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Sector |
Occupation Skills Level |
Occupation Skills Level Code |
Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 - subject to Addendum 4 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province) |
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Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery |
General Worker |
05 |
6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 5.2 and subject to clause 5.3 below. |
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Semi-skilled employee |
04 |
6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below. |
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Skilled employee |
03 |
6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below. |
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Chargehand |
02 |
6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below. |
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Foreman/Supervisor |
01 |
6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below. |
| 1.1 | In the event that employees who received the across the board wage increases still receive hourly rates of pay less than the minimum hourly rates of pay of their respective occupation skills levels, these employees must receive an additional adjustment of their hourly rates of pay to be at least that of the minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay for the applicable occupation skills level. |
| 1.2 | General Workers: The across the board increase from the first full pay week in May 2022 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2022, for such general workers. |
| 1.3 | Increase Threshold |
| 1.3.1 | A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2022, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.5%. |
| 1.3.2 | In the event that an employee earns above the threshold if the full across the board increase is to be awarded, such employee may not be awarded the full across the board increase, but shall receive an increase up to the threshold or the across the board increase minus 1.5%, whichever is the greater. |
| 2. | Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 for parties and for non-parties as was gazetted under Government Gazette No 43447 under Notice R.333 of 19 June 2020 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province): |
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Sector |
Occupation Skills Level |
Occupation Skills Level Code |
Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province) |
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Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery |
General Worker |
05 |
As per the national minimum wage rate increase |
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Semi-skilled employee |
04 |
R26-01 per hour |
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Skilled employee |
03 |
R27-02 per hour |
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Chargehand |
02 |
R29-15 per hour |
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Foreman/Supervisor |
01 |
R29-15 per hour |
| 2.1. | In the event that the Government implements any amendments to the national minimum hourly rate of pay and the hourly rates of pay of the employees above are below the national minimum hourly rate of pay, such hourly rates of pay shall be adjusted to the national minimum hourly rate of pay in accordance with the implementation date of such. |
| 3. | Subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province) |
A minimum subsistence allowance of R80-00 per night is payable.
