| 4.1. |
This agreement guarantees employees who qualify for wage subsidy support in terms of this agreement, an amount equal to full pay for a period of 3 weeks with effect from the start of the current lockdown period of 26 March 2020 to 18 April 2020, in weekly amounts as follows: |
| (a) |
Week 1 ending Sunday 29 March 2020: |
| (i) |
Deferred wages payable by the employer, for work already performed during the week of the lockdown, with; |
| (ii) |
the balance made up from worker funds received from the UIF, for that portion of the lockdown week for which no wage is due. |
| (b) |
Week 2 ending Sunday 5 April 2020: |
A full week's wages, payable by the employer.
| (c) |
Week 3 ending Sunday 12 April 2020: |
A full week's wages, payable from worker funds received from the UIF.
| (d) |
Week 4 ending Sunday 19 April 2020: |
| (i) |
Payable from worker funds received from the UIF for that part of this week when the lockdown is still in effect as declared by the President on 23 March 2020 plus; |
| (ii) |
payable by the employer for that part of the week for work performed and which does not form part of the lockdown period |
| (e) |
The employers agree to pay the public holiday payments due to workers for 10 April 2020 and 13 April 2020 respectively. Payment will be made during the applicable pay week. |
| 4.2. |
Normal statutory deductions and deductions prescribed by the Council's main agreement shall continue to be effected, for all payment periods referred to in sub-clause 4.1 of this agreement. |
Similarly, employer contributions to statutory obligations and those prescribed by the Council's Main Agreement shall continue to be executed.
| 4.3. |
The parties acknowledge that there is a possibility that the current lockdown period might be extended for a period of longer than 3 weeks, and commit to constructively continue to explore income support for employees, in the event of a longer than 3 weeks lockdown period being declared. This engagement will be conducted during the currency of the current lockdown period. |
| 4.4. |
The parties acknowledge that the cost implications of the provisions of clause 4 of this agreement is unforeseen and unprecedented, and shall continue to explore means by which it could be mitigated. |
| 4.5. |
The provisions of clause 4 of this agreement apply to companies and employees within the registered scope of the Council and who are registered with the Council, as well as those referred to in sub-clause 2.3 but provided that the latter shall not be required to register with the Council. |
| 4.6. |
The parties agree that, post this lockdown period, employees shell be required to assist with the making up of lost production time, and where lost production requires overtime work, employees shall be paid normal hours of work provided that how this overtime work arrangement will be done is discussed at plant level. |
| 4.7. |
The provisions of sub-clause 4.6 shall only apply to that week which the employer is required to pay wages which are not due for work already performed or from the UIF, as set in sub-clause 4.1 above. |
| 4.8. |
The provisions of sub-clause 4.1 shall also be applicable to monthly paid employees in the bargaining unit, provided that payment shall be effected during the last week of April 2020. |
| 4.9. |
The parties record that the provisions of clause 4 currently does not address the payments for salaried staff. It is agreed to refer this matter to the Rapid Response Team as the first priority to resolve. |
Statistics Act, 1999
