Pages

National Gazette No. 42684, 06 September 2019, Vol 651, Page 169

20190906 - National Gazette No 42684 of 06-September-2019, Volume 651, page 169

Page	169 of 220
Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42684, from 06 September, 2019
Department	Labour
Notice	Page No. 133 of 138, Notice No. 1137, Labour Relations Act, 1995 » National Textile Bargaining Council » Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

STAATSKOERANT, 6 SEPTEMBER 2019                      No. 42684    169

An employee may on'y claim family responsibility keaveinreopeotofa life partner
                                 if he/she is unmarried and the life partner has been registered with the employer.
                                 The onus is on the employee to deregister a previous life partner and register a
                                 new life partner when a new domestic partnership is established;
                          (d)    in order for such leave to be authorized, a valid medical certificate will have to be
                                 submitted confirming the seriousness of the illness and that the spouse or life
                                 partner requires the assistance of the employee
            26.3   Family responsibility leave may be taken for a whole day or part of a day. Before granting this
                   leave, reasonable proof of the event for which the leave is required must be furnished. lt is non-
                   accumulative and any unused entitlement lapses at the end of the calendar year.
            26.4   Requests for family responsibility leave for time off to attend to a child's(under the age of 13
                   years old) first day of school (Grade I ) will be dealt with at plant level
            26.5   In the event of an employee having exhausted their family responsibility leave entitlement for
                   the year in which it is due, they may lodge a request, 24 hours in advance for 1 additional day of
                   family responsibility leave. Such addftional leave will be unpaid.

E: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

27. RETIREMENT FUND
           27.1    As per the provisions of subclause 27.1 of Part 1 of this Agreement
            27.2   Every employee must contribute at least 6,5% of the employee's basic weekly wage and every
                   employer must contribute 6,5% of each employee's basic weekly wage.
           28. BURSARY SCHEME
           As per the provisions of clause 28 of Part 1of this Agreement.

29. FUNERAL BENEFITS
           29.1    Every employer must take out insurance to secure the minimum funeral benefits of its employ
                   ees and their dependants in accordance with the Table below.
           29.2   When the employee or a person referred to in the Table below dies, the employer must pay the
                  employee or the employee's family, the funeral benefit in accordance with this Table. The pay-
                   ment must be made within one week of the employer being furnished with the death certificate
                  of the deceased person.
           29.3   The employer must furnish the Council each year with a certificate from the nsurer confirming
                  this insurance.

The employee                                                           R1 500,00
                  The employee's spouse                                                  R1 500,00
                  The employee's children
                   between 14 and 21 years                                               R1 500,00
                   between 6 and 14 years                                                R 800,00
                   under 6 years (including stillborn)                                   R 500,00

30.    PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
           As per the provisions of clause 30 of Part 1 at this Agreement.
           31.    SACTVVU HIV/AIDS PROJECT
           The provisions of clause 31 of Part I of this Agreement shall apply, suject to the following additions:
           31.1   A levy of R1.00 per week per employee shall be payable only by the employers and not by the
                  employees.
           31.2   All employees covered by this Agreement will be allowed two (2) hours' paid time off on a once-
                  off bmaimfbr1hmpurpomeoofH|VYA|DBmxvarmnmomtnaining.00nductmdby Sactwu HIV/AIDS Pro-
                  ject. Such training shall be conducted at the plant and attendance is voluntary.
           31.3     ne shop steward per plant will be granted a once-off five (5) days' paid time off for HV/AIDS
                  counsellor training if required by Sactwu. Request for a worker other than a shop steward can
                  be made to the trade union.

< page 168	View full Gazette No. 42684	page 170 >

Type your email for free alerts on latest Department of Employment and Labour notices as they are published

greengazette

Pages

Links

Publications