Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI: Dispute Resolution Collective AgreementExtension of Dispute Resolution Collective Agreement to Non-partiesAnnexuresAnnexure D - Guidelines for the Levying of Fines |
GUIDELINES FOR THE LEVYING OF FINES
(1) | Until such time as the Minister promulgates a notice in terms of Section 33A(13) of the Act, an arbitrator conducting an arbitration in terms of section 33A of the Act may impose a fine in terms of section 33A(8) of the Act subject to the maximum fines set out in Table One and Two of this item. |
(2) | The maximum fine that may be imposed by an arbitrator in terms of section 33A(8)(b) of the Act— |
(a) | for a failure to comply with a provision of a collective agreement not involving a failure to pay any amount of money, is the fine determined in terms of Table One; and |
(b) | involving a failure to pay an amount due in terms of a collective agreement, is the greater of the amounts determined in terms of Table One and Table Two. |
TABLE ONE : MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE FINE NOT INVOLVING AN UNDERPAYMENT
No previous failure to comply |
R100 per employee in respect of whom the failure to comply occurs |
A previous failure to comply in respect of the same provision |
R200 per employee in respect of whom the failure to comply occurs |
A previous failure to comply within the previous 12 months or two previous failures to comply in respect of the same provisions within three years |
R300 per employee in respect of whom the failure to comply occurs |
Three previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
R400 per employee in respect of whom the failure to comply occurs |
Four or more previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
R500 per employee in respect of whom the failure to comply occurs |
TABLE TWO: MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE FINE INVOLVING AN UNDERPAYMENT
No previous failure to comply |
25% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
A previous failure to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
50% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
A previous failure to comply in respect of the same provision within a year, or two previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
75% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
Three previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
100% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |
Four or more previous failures to comply in respect of the same provision within three years |
200% of the amount due, including any interest owing on the amount at the date of the order |