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Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Addendum 2 : Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates 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 for parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2020 and non parties on such date as may be determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2020 and non- parties on such date as may be determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery

General Worker

05

6.5 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 1.2 below.

Semi-skilled employee

04

6.5 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay

Skilled employee

03

6.5 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay

Chargehand

02

6.5 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay

Foreman/Supervisor

01

6.5 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay

 

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 2020 for parties and non- parties from the date as determined by the Minister to be offset against the national minimum wage increases already implemented on 1 March 2020, for such general workers.

 

2. Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 62 weeks for parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2020 and non parties on such date as may be determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2020 and non-parties on such date as may be determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery

General Worker

05

R20-76 per hour

Semi-skilled employee

04

R23-59 per hour

Skilled employee

03

R24-98 per hour

Chargehand

02

R26-95 per hour

Foreman/Supervisor

01

R26-95 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. Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2021 - subject to Addendum 4 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2021 - subject to Addendum 4 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery

General Worker

05

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 3.2 and subject to clause 3.3. below.

Semi-skilled employee

04

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

Skilled employee

03

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

Chargehand

02

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

Foreman/Supervisor

01

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

 

3.1 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.

 

3.2 General Workers: The across the board increase from the first full pay week in May 2021 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented earlier in 2021, for such general workers.

 

3.3 Increase Threshold
3.3.1 A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2021, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.5 %.
3.3.2 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.

 

4 Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2021 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2021 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery

General Worker

05

As per the national minimum wage rate increase

Semi-skilled employee

04

R24-77 per hour

Skilled employee

03

R25-98 per hour

Chargehand

02

R28-03 per hour

Foreman/Supervisor

01

R28-03 per hour

 

4.1. 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.

 

5. Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non -parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 - subject to Addendum 4 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 - subject to Addendum 4 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

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.

Semi-skilled employee

04

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.

Skilled employee

03

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.

Chargehand

02

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.

Foreman/Supervisor

01

6 % increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 5.3 below.

 

5.1 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.

 

5.2 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.

 

5.3 Increase Threshold
5.3.1 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 %.
5.3.2 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.

 

6. Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

 

Sector

Occupation Skills Level

Occupation Skills Level Code

Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks for parties and non-parties from the first full pay week in MAY 2022 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery

General Worker

05

As per the national minimum wage rate increase

Semi-skilled employee

04

R26-01 per hour

Skilled employee

03

R27-02 per hour

Chargehand

02

R29-15 per hour

Foreman/Supervisor

01

R29-15 per hour

 

6.1. 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.

 

7. Subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

A minimum subsistence allowance of R80-00 per night is payable.

 

[Addendum 2 substituted by section 18 of Notice No. 333, GG43447, dated 19 June 2020]