Notice No. R. 885

2 November 2012

National Bargaining Council of the Leather Industry of South Africa: Extension to Non-Parties of the General Goods and Handbag Section Collective Amending Agreement.

I, MILDRED NELISIWE OLIPHANT, Minister of Labour, hereby in terms of section 32(2) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, declare that the Collective Agreement which appears in the Schedule hereto, which was concluded in the National Bargaining Council of the Leather Industry of South Africa and is binding in terms of section 31 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, on the parties which concluded the Agreement, shall be binding on the other employers and employees in that Industry, with effect from 12 November 2012 and for the period ending 30 June 2016.

MN OLIPHANT

MINISTER OF LABOUR

SCHEDULE

In accordance with the provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, made and entered into by and between the

(a)        Association of South African Manufacturers of Luggage, Handbags and General Goods

(Hereinafter referred to as the "employers" or the "employer organisation") of the one part, and the

(b)        National Union of Leather and Allied Workers

and

(c)        Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union

(Hereinafter referred to as the "employees" or the "trade unions") of the other part,

being the parties to the National Bargaining Council of the Leather Industry of South Africa, to amend the Agreement for the General Goods and Handbag Section, published under Government Notice No. R. 1316 of 6 November 1998 as further amended, renewed and re-enacted under Government Notices Nos. R. 288 of 12 March 1999, R. 1273 of 29 October 1999, R. 46 of 28 January 2000, R. 647 of 30 June 2000, R. 1173 of 24 November 2000, R. 388 of 18 May 2001, R. 1223 of 30 November 2001, R. 692 of 17 May 2002, R. 1216 of 4 October 2002, R. 713 of 6 June 2003, R. 1358 of 3 October 2003, R. 660 of 28 May 2004, R. 206 of 18 March 2005, R. 569 of 17 June 2005, R. 867 of 9 September 2005, R. 547 of 15 June 2006, R. 850 of 25 August 2006, R. 511 of 22 June 2007, R. 1067 of 16 November 2007, R. 1039 of 3 October 2008, R. 525 of 15 May 2009, R. 1150 of 11 December 2009, R. 1193 of 17 December 2010, R. 524 of 24 June 2011 and R. 1018 of 7 December 2011.

1. Clause 1 - Scope of Application of Agreement

2. Clause 2 - Date and Period of Operation

3. Clause 13 - Organisational Rights

4. Clause 28 - Agency Shop Agreement