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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 1

31. Shop Stewards Leave

 

(1) Shop Stewards leave shall be for the following purposes:
(a) Attending training courses; or
(b) seminars; or
(c) meetings and for meetings arranged by the trade union who is a party to this Agreement.

 

(2) Shop stewards shall be entitled to:
(a) eight days paid leave per annum, irrespective of whether he is a senior shop steward or not.
(b) shop stewards leave shall be calculated in each establishment as in sub-clause 2(a) above, which leave shall be pooled and shop stewards shall be entitled to use the additional leave so pooled subject to the following;
(i) the leave cycle shall commence in January of each year;
(ii) leave not taken by an outgoing senior shop steward and / or shop steward, shall accrue to the newly elected senior shop steward and / or shop steward, during the leave cycle;
(iii) leave shall not be accumulated or transferable from one employer to another.

 

(3) Shop stewards' leave shall only be taken during the first eight months of the year:

Provided:—

(a) if leave is requested during the latter part of the year, this shall be subject to consultation and agreed upon between the parties.

 

(4) The Trade Union shall make training and / or seminar content and / or agenda of meetings available to the employer at least seven days in advance.

 

(5) The Trade Union shall make prior arrangements with the employer for the release of key staff; and
(a) no more than 50% of elected Senior Shop Stewards and / or Shop Stewards at any particular establishment shall attend activities as contained in sub-clause (1) (c) above, on any one day.

 

(6) The Trade Union shall furnish the employer with written proof that a particular Shop Steward or Shop Stewards was / were in attendance of the activities as contemplated by sub-clause (1) above.

 

(7) The number of Shop Stewards elected at any particular establishment shall be in the ratio of not more than one in 50 employees.

 

(8) The name/s of the Shop Stewards elected shall be conveyed to the employer by the Senior Shop Steward.

 

(9) Every employer shall grant to any of his employees who are representatives on the Council, every reasonable facility to attend to their duties in connection with meetings of the Council.