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

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry

Main Collective Agreement

Part E : Provisions for the Northern Region (Knitting)

Wage Schedule-Knitting

 

(1) Where any of the Council's prescribed wage rates in the National Main Collective Agreement is less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) it will be adjusted upwards to at least the NMW.  The onus is on the employer to ensure that they are not in contravention of the NMW.

[Words preceding Clause 4(Part E)(1)(a) inserted by section 7(2) of Notice No. R. 421, GG44572, dated 14 May 2021]

 

(a) An employer shall, subject to the provisions of subclauses (1) (b), (c) and (d), (4), (6), (7) and (8), pay to each of his employees, from the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement, not less than the weekly wage prescribed for an employee of his class as set out below:

Provided that—

(i) any trainee who, immediately prior to the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement, was in receipt of a wage higher than that then payable to an employee of his class shall, on the first pay day following the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement and on each subsequent pay day, be paid as a weekly wage the next higher wage prescribed for an employee of his class; and any such increase granted to a trainee on such dates shall not affect the actual experience of such trainee for the purpose of granting further increases;
(ii) the wage of an employee other than a trainee who, immediately prior to the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement, was in receipt of a wage higher than that then payable to an employee of his class shall be increased with effect from the first pay day following the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement by an amount equal to the increase which an employee of his class would receive if he earned the prescribed wage, as from the said date;
(iii) an employee, other than a trainee, in receipt of a wage higher than that prescribed for an employee of his class, who was employed for a period of 13 weeks or more prior to the incremental date, shall be entitled to the prescribed increase, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 4 (1)(b):

 

WAGE SCHEDULE

Group A (i.e employees on the 0.5% Productivity Incentive Scheme)

Group B (i.e employees NOT on the 0.5% Productivity Incentive Scheme)

DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION

Wage per week from 01 Sept 2022 to 31 Aug 2023

New Employees on Incentivised Scheme Effective 1 Sept 2022 = 80% (Where applicable the Minimum Wage Payable plus Incentive has been adjusted to comply with the National Minimum Wage)

Wage per week from 01 Sept 2022 to 31 Aug 2023

New Employees on Incentivised Scheme Effective 1 Sept 2022 = 80% (Where applicable the Minimum Wage Payable plus Incentive has been adjusted to comply with the National Minimum Wage)

 

 

R

R

R

R

(i)

Foreman:

2 975.10

2 380.10

2 989.20

2 391.40

(ii)

Dyer: (See (iv) below)

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Storeman:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

2 863.70

2 291.00

2 877.20

2 301.80

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 491.40

1 193.10

1 498.20

1 198.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 948.80

1 559.00

1 958.00

1 566.40

 

 

next four months of experience

2 406.30

1 925.00

2 417.70

1 934.20

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (iii)(i) i.e.

2 863.70

2 291.00

2 877.20

2 301.80

(iv)

Mechanic/Dyer:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified

2 975.10

2 380.10

2 989.20

2 391.40

 

(ii)

Learners

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 228.00

985.60

1 233.60

986.90

 

 

third six months of experience

1 422.00

1 137.60

1 428.70

1 143.00

 

 

fourth six months of experience

1 616.40

1 293.10

1 623.80

1 299.00

 

 

fifth six months of experience

1 810.30

1 448.20

1 818.90

1 455.10

 

 

sixth six months of experience

2 004.30

1 603.40

2 013.70

1 611.00

 

 

seventh six months of experience

2 198.50

1 758.80

2 208.90

1 767.10

 

 

eighth six months of experience

2 392.70

1 914.20

2 404.00

1 923.20

 

 

ninth six months of experience

2 586.40

2 069.10

2 598.40

2 078.70

 

 

next four months of experience

2 781.60

2 225.30

2 794.50

2 235.60

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (iv)(i)i.e.

2 975.10

2 380.10

2 989.20

2 391.40

(v)

Mechanic's Assistant:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified

1 948.30

1 558.60

1 957.10

1 565.70

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 124.40

985.60

1 129.30

985.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 195.40

985.60

1 222.70

985.60

 

 

fourth six months of experience

1 307.90

1 046.30

1 313.60

1 050.90

 

 

fifth six months of experience

1 399.80

1 119.80

1 406.20

1 125.00

 

 

sixth six months of experience

1 491.50

1 193.20

1 498.40

1 198.70

 

 

seventh six months of experience

1 582.40

1 265.90

1 590.00

1 272.00

 

 

eighth six months of experience

1 674.70

1 339.80

1 681.80

1 345.40

 

 

ninth six months of experience

1 765.40

1 412.30

1 773.40

1 418.70

 

 

next four months of experience

1 857.40

1 485.90

1 865.70

1 492.60

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (v)(i) i.e.

1 948.30

1 558.60

1 957.10

1 565.70

(vi)

Supervisor:

2 060.00

1 648.00

2 069.60

1 655.70

(vii)

Final Examiner of fully-fashioned garments:

1 912.50

1 530.00

1 921.70

1 537.40

(viii)

Factory Clerk, Despatch Clerk, Stores Clerk:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 872.70

1 498.20

1 881.70

1 505.40

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 243.30

994.60

1 249.30

999.40

 

 

third six months of experience

1 453.20

1 162.60

1 459.80

1 167.80

 

 

next four months of experience

1 663.30

1 330.60

1 671.30

1 337.00

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (viii)(i) i.e.

1 872.70

1 498.20

1 881.70

1 505.40

(ix)

Knitting Machine Operator, Warp Knitting Machine Operator, Dyer's Assistant, Colouring Mass-Measurer and/or Cutter or Shaper of fully-fashioned garments, Handyman and Warper:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 872.70

1 498.20

1 881.70

1 505.40

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 173.50

985.60

1 178.40

985.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 313.00

1 050.40

1 318.90

1 055.10

 

 

fourth six months of experience

1 453.20

1 162.60

1 459.80

1 167.80

 

 

fifth six months of experience

1 592.80

1 274.20

1 600.60

1 280.50

 

 

next four months of experience

1 733.20

1 386.60

1 740.90

1 392.70

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (ix)(i) i.e.

1 872.70

1 498.20

1 881.70

1 505.40

(x)(a)

Loader of magazine or comb, Linker, Overlocker other than an overlocker of seconds in socks, Mender and Plain Sewer:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 634.20

1 307.40

1 641.60

1 313.30

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 183.50

985.60

1 189.10

985.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 333.40

1 066.70

1 339.90

1 071.90

 

 

next four months of experience

1 484.10

1 187.30

1 491.00

1 192.80

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (x)(i) i.e.

1 634.20

1 307.40

1 641.60

1 313.30

(x)(b)

Sewing Machinist including a button, buttonhole and hemming machinist:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 634.20

1 307.40

1 641.60

1 313.30

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 183.50

985.60

1 189.10

985.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 333.40

1 066.70

1 339.90

1 071.90

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (x)(i) i.e.

1 634.20

1 307.40

1 641.60

1 313.30

(xi)

Driver of a Motor Vehicle, the unladen mass of which, together with the unladen mass of any trailer or trailers drawn by such vehicle—:

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

does not exceed 453,5kg

1 562.30

1 249.80

1 569.40

1 255.50

 

(b)

exceeds 453,5kg but not 2 721kg

1 844.50

1 475.60

1 852.80

1 482.20

 

(c)

exceeds 2 721kg but not 4 535kg

1 964.20

1 571.40

1 973.40

1 578.70

 

(d)

exceeds 4 535kg

2 131.50

1 705.20

2 141.70

1 713.40

(xii)

Security Officer:

2 386.40

1 909.10

2 397.10

1 917.70

(xiii)

Watchman:

1 841.30

1 473.00

1 849.80

1 479.80

(xiv)

Employee not elsewhere specified:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 917.00

1 533.60

1 925.80

1 540.60

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 254.00

1 003.20

1 260.10

1 008.10

 

 

third six months of experience

1 475.40

1 180.30

1 482.40

1 185.90

 

 

next four months of experience

1 696.10

1 356.90

1 703.90

1 363.10

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (xiv)(i) i.e.

1 917.00

1 533.60

1 925.80

1 540.60

(xv)

Seamer, Mender of socks, Sorter, Cleaner (i.e. an employee engaged in cleaning garments and/or fabrics), Grader, Sampler (i.e. an employee engaged in the making up of sample cards), Winder, Overlocker for seconds in socks and/or Examiner of knitted fabrics and articles, Backwinder, Drawthreader, Pre- and Post-boarder or Former, Precutter, Presser, Turner, Operator of calender, slitting, setting or steaming machine, Operator of brushing, raising and/or cropping machine, Operator of dye machine, Operator of drying and/or hydro-extracting machine, employee engaged in Transferring and/or Labelling, Trimming off surplus threads, Folding, Carding and/or Packing, Waxring Maker, Boiler Attendant, Creeler, Teamaker, Despatch Packer, Parcel Maker, General Worker and Floor Walker/Runner:

1 560.40

1 248.30

1 567.70

1 254.20

(xvi)

General Worker/Traveller's Assistant, Cloakroom Supervisor and/or Attendant, Teamaker employed after 30-06-1987:

1 343.20

1 074.60

1 349.40

1 079.50

(xvii)

All employees classified in (xv) and who were employed after 30-06-1987, other than general worker, traveller's assistant, cloakroom supervisor and/or attendant and teamaker:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Qualified:

1 343.20

1 074.60

1 349.40

1 079.50

 

(ii)

Learners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

first six months of experience

1 033.80

985.60

1 038.80

985.60

 

 

second six months of experience

1 136.40

985.60

1 141.80

985.60

 

 

third six months of experience

1 240.60

992.50

1 246.10

996.90

 

 

Thereafter, the wage specified in (xvii)(i) i.e.

1 343.20

1 074.60

1 349.40

1 079.50

NB: All employers who employed staff on 2011/2012 New Entry Wage Dispensation must, with the coming into effect of this agreement, increase the Weekly Wage for those employees by 7% Across-the-Board.

Where any of the Council's prescribed wage rates in the National Main Collective Agreement is less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) it will be adjusted upwards to at least the NMW.  The onus is on the employer to ensure that they are not in contravention of the NMW.

 

[Part E(4)(1)(a) substituted by section 7(1) of Notice No. R. 2848, GG47669, dated 9 December 2022]

 

(a) A once-off payment equivalent to one (1) day's pay at the rates applicable as at the end of December 2020 shall be paid to all employees by no later than 1st June 2021.

[Clause 4(Part E)(a) inserted by section 7(4) of Notice No. R. 421, GG44572, dated 14 May 2021]

 

 

 

 

Table of Clauses

 

Clause No.

Existing 2021/2022

New 2022/2023

11(2)(a)

R3,28

R3,51

11(2)(b)

R3,53

R3,78

13E(1)

50 cents

54 cents

13F(2)

76 cents

81 cents

19(4)

R28.54

R30,54

19(5)

R28.54

R30,54

20(2)(b)

R8,93

R9,56

30(5)

23 cents

25 cents

31(1)

31 August 2022

31 August 2023

31(1)

1 September 2021

1 September 2022

[Table of Clauses substituted by section 7(2) of Notice No. R. 2848, GG47669, dated 9 December 2022]

 

Prior to the introduction of short-time, consultation with the Trade Union shall be encouraged.

[Clause inserted by section 7(3) of Notice No. R. 2848, GG47669, dated 9 December 2022]