Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Western Cape

Extension to non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part ll

Clause 48 - Wages increase

Purchase

(1)	Employees employed in the Furniture, Bedding, Upholstery and Curtain Manufacturing Industry and are to receive the following wage increases:

(a)	Wage Increase - Foreman, Supervisors, Change-hands, Skilled and Semi-Skilled and Unskilled Categories

(i)	For the above mentioned categories of Employees increase on actual wages is to be applied as follows:—

(a)	With effect from the coming into operation of this Agreement:

Hourly wage rates	Percentage increase agreed
To and including R30	5 %
Between R30.01 - R45.00	4 %
Between R45.01 - R60.00	3 %
Above R60.01	No increase agreed upon

Those Employers who were granted increases from 1 July 2020, are required to top-up the wage increase, from the coming into operation of this Agreement if the increase granted was less than the agreed increase agreed to in 48(1)a(i)

(b)	From the first full pay week in April 2022:

Hourly wage rates	Percentage increase agreed
To and including R30	5 %
Between R30.01 - R45.00	4 %
Between R45.01 - R60.00	3 %
Above R60.01	No increase agreed upon

(c)	Should the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year ending February 2022 fall below 3% or exceed 6% the parties to this agreement shall meet to renegotiate across the board weekly wage increases only for the second year period.

[Part ll Clause 48 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 365, GG44724, dated 18 June 2021]