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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryKwaZulu NatalExtension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective AgreementPart 111. Payment of Wages |
| (1) | All wages shall be paid: |
| (a) | weekly; |
| (b) | in cash; or |
| (c) | electronically; |
| (d) | at least half an hour before closing time on Friday; or |
| (e) | in the event that a Friday is a non-working day, the last working day preceding the Friday. |
| (2) | All wages in cash shall be handed to employees as follows; |
| (a) | sealed envelope, endorsed with: |
| - | name and address of the employer. |
| - | name of the employee. |
| - | designation of employee. |
| - | statement containing information regarding income and deductions, alternatively endorsed as per pro-forma below: |
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WAGE ENVELOPE |
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Employer's name |
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Benefit Fund No |
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Employee's name |
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Clock Card No.................... |
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Employee's I.D. No. |
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Rate |
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Hours |
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R c |
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Ordinary time .................................................. |
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Overtime ........................................................ |
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Subtotal ......................................................... |
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Add: |
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Holiday Fund ................................................... |
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Taxable gross amount ...................................... |
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Less deductions: |
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Holiday Fund ................................................... |
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Provident fund (if applicable) ............................ |
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Sick Benefit Society (if applicable) ..................... |
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Mortality Fund ................................................ |
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PAYE .............................................................. |
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UIF ................................................................. |
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Bargaining Council levy .................................... |
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Trade Union subscriptions (if applicable) ............ |
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Agency Fee ...................................................... |
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Total deductions .............................................. |
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Amount payable ............................................... |
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| (3) | No deduction shall be made for; |
| (a) | training; |
| (b) | no charge for damage done to material; |
| (4) | no deduction other than the following shall be made: |
| (a) | when an employee is absent from work on own accord or is on short time, a deduction proportionate to the period of his absence, calculated at his rate of pay; |
| (b) | Deductions for: |
| (i) | sick Fund; |
| (ii) | insurance; |
| (iii) | retirement Fund or other similar funds; |
| (iv) | council levy; |
| (v) | any amount when compelled by law ordinance or legal process to be made by the employer on behalf of the employee; |
| (vi) | Trade Union subscriptions; |
| (vii) | Short time. |
| (5) | Payment of emergency services performed by drivers, shall be in respect of each hour or part thereof in excess of the ordinary hours paid as follows: |
| (a) | In the case of a weekly employee, double the weekly wage divided by 44; |
| (b) | In the case of a casual employee, double the daily wage divided by 9. |
| (6) | An employee who drives a vehicle to which there is attached one or more trailers, shall be paid in addition to his wages, no less than R2.00 per day for each trailer up to a maximum of R10.00 per week. |
| (7) | The provisions of Clause 7(3) shall apply to employees who drive motor vehicles: Provided that the wages payable to an employee other than a casual employee, in respect of any one day, shall be no less than one fifth of the weekly wage prescribed by this Agreement. |
| (8) | In addition to any other remuneration due, an employee shall be paid a subsistence allowance of R100 per night for any one period extending one or more nights excluding accommodation. |
[Part 1 Clause 11(8) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 601, GG45328 dated 15 October 2021]
| (9) | Every employer shall provide drivers of a motor vehicle, with a log book with duplicate folios for the use of each driver as practicable in the following form: |
Name of Employer:
Name of Driver:
Type of vehicle:
Number of trailers:
Time started work:
Time finished work:
Number of ordinary hours worked:
Number of overtime hours worked:
Meal intervals:
Breakdowns, accidents / other delays:
Signature of driver:
Date:
| (10) | Every driver shall hand a completed copy of the logbook referred to above to his employer within 24 hours of completion of the days' work. |
| (11) | The employer shall retain the completed records of the logbook for a period of three years. |
