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

C. Contributions and Deductions

46. Provident Fund

Purchase

(1)

Subject to clause 20(6) here above every employee whose wages are prescribed in this Agreement shall be member of the Provident Fund of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry of the Western Cape, hereinafter referred to as the "Fund", as published under Government Notice No. R. 76 of 2 February 2007 and an amended from time to time and shall contribute to the Fund in respect of each week of his employment an amount equivalent to a percentage of his normal wage per week as determined by the Council and reflected in Annexure "G" hereto: Provided that no contribution shall be made in respect of any week if the earnings of the member for such week do not exceed two fifths of his wage per week, except in those cases where employees are normally only employed in the industry for two days or less.

(2)	Every employer of employees mentioned in subclause (1) above shall contribute to the Fund in respect of each week a sum equal to the contributions made by each of his employees.

(3)	All amounts payable in terms of subclauses (1) and (2), shall be paid by the employer to the Provident Fund month by month and not later than the seventh (7th) day of each month following that in respect of which they are due.

(4)	An employer who is in arrears with payments in terms of subclause (1) and who fails, after having been warned in writing by the Council, either in the form or a formal letter, email or a compliance order to forward the outstanding amounts shall, upon being notified by the Council in writing to do.

[Clause 46 substituted by section 6 of Notice No. R. 613, GG42418, dated 26 April 2019]