A separate Collective Bargaining Fee Agreement is hereby agreed to and the provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) (as amended) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), where applicable, shall apply to this Agreement. The object of this Agreement is to ensure that all employees and employers in the scope of the Council who receive the benefits of collective bargaining contribute towards its costs.

This Agreement shall be subject to the respective parties being representative, as required by section 25 of the Act, of employees or employers who are covered by the Main Collective Agreement of the Furniture Bargaining Council as verified by the Department of Labour from time to time. Accordingly, the application of this agreement to either of the parties shall be subject to that party being representative.