Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

South Western Districts

Main Collective Agreement

Part l

A. Administrative Issues

10. Agents

Purchase

(1)

The Minister of Labour shall, at the request of the Council, appoint one or more specified persons, who shall be designated as agents in terms of Section 33 of the Labour Relations Act, to assist in giving effect to the terms of this Agreement. The designated agent shall have the right in terms of Section 33 of the Act read with Schedule 10 of the Act to:—

(a)	enter, inspect and examine any premises or place, in which the agent suspects that furniture . manufacturing Is carried on, at any time when he has reasonable cause to believe that any person is employed therein;

(b)	orally examine, either alone or in the presence of any other person, as the agent thinks fit, with respect to matters relating to this Agreement, every employee who the designated agent finds in or about the premises or place and require such employee to answer the questions put to him.

(c)	require the production of any notice, book, list, file, electronic file, computer or document which is by this Agreement required to be kept, exhibited or made, and inspect, examine and copy the same.

(d)	require the production of and inspect, examine and copy all pay sheets, file, electronic file, computer, or books wherein an account is kept of actual wages or remuneration paid to an employee whose wages are prescribed by this Agreement.

(2)	The designated agent, when entering, inspecting or examining any such place shall, on request, produce his certificate of authority and may take with him an interpreter or any other person reasonably required to assist in conducting an inspection.

(3)	Every person upon who the provisions of this Agreement are binding shall grant the designated agent any facility and assistance at a workplace that is reasonably required by a designated agent to effectively perform the designated agent's functions.