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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry: Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementChapter 6 : Remuneration and Record Keeping6.9. Allowances |
| 6.9.1 | Living out allowance |
| (a) | A living out allowance whilst on the assignment, will be paid as set out below to employees who are required to work and live away from their usual place of residence and where no accommodation is provided by the employer. These amounts are set out as follows: |
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Living out allowance as per promulgation date up to 31 August 2019 |
Living out allowance from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 - 8% or CPI plus 2% whichever is the greater on 1 September 2019 |
Living out allowance from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018 - 9% or CPI plus 2% % whichever is the greater on 1 September 2020 |
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R720-00 |
R800-00 |
R900-00 |
| (b) | A living out allowance is not payable to Employees recruited at the site or who present themselves employment at that specific site. |
| (c) | Any other allowance paid for the same purpose is deemed to be a Living Out allowance as defined. |
| 6.9.2 | Cross border allowance |
| (a) | A cross border allowance will be paid to employees assigned to cross border projects calculated on the basic rate of pay for ordinary hours worked. These percentages are set out as follows: |
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Cross Border allowance as per promulgation date up to 31 August 2019 |
Cross Border allowance as from 01 September 2019 |
Cross Border allowance as from 01 September 2020 |
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6% |
6.50% |
7% |
| 6.9.3 | Sleep out allowance |
| (a) | A sleep out allowance will be paid to employees who spend at least a night away from their usual site on authorised company business and only in the event that the Company is not providing accommodation during this period away from their usual site. These amounts are set out as follows: |
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Sleep Out Allowance as per promulgation date up to 31 August 2019 |
Sleep Out Allowance as from 01 September 2019 |
Sleep Out Allowance from 01 September 2020 |
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R100.00 |
R110.00 |
R120.00 |
[Clause 6.9(6.9.3) table substituted by section 1 of Notice No. R. 1428, GG 42828, dated 8 November 2019]
| 6.9.4 | Transport is to be provided by the employer to employees between the office of the employer where the employee was employed and the project during pay and/or long weekends where applicable. |
| 6.9.5 | General |
| (a) | None of the above -mentioned issues, or allowances of a similar nature, may be the subject of company level negotiations. |
| (b) | Current company arrangements that are more favourable will not be affected. |
