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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Building Industry

North and West Boland

Extension of Collective Agreement to non-parties

29. Funeral Benefit

Purchase

(1)

The funeral benefit fund, administered by the Council, for the purpose of providing a funeral benefit to new eligible employees, namely Cleaners, Beginner Prefabricated concrete wall Labourers and Labourers which are registered in the industry for the first time. Fees contributed by the employers to the fund must be invested as determined under section 53(5) of the Act. After a membership of 1 year they will automatically qualify for the full retirement benefit.

[Clause 29(1) substituted by section 11(11.1) of Notice No. R. 4190, GG49862, dated 14 December 2023]

(2)	Contributions by the employer:

(a)	An employer shall contribute an amount on behalf of an eligible employee to the Funeral Benefit for each day that the employee is employed (a contribution week), which amount shall be calculated as follows:

From the date of commencement of this Agreement to 31 October 2024

Category of employee

From the date of commencement of this

Agreement to 31 October 2024.

Area

"A"

Area

"B"

Area

"C"

Area

"D"

per

day

per

day

per

day

per

day

Employees for whom wages are prescribed in—

(i)	clause 10 (1) (a) (1)

1,00

(ii)	clause 10 (1) (a) (2)

(iii)

clause 10 (1) (b) (1)

1,00

(iv)	clause 10 (1) (b) (2)

(v)	clause 10 (1) (c) (1)

1,00

(vi)	clause 10 (1) (c) (2)

(vii)

clause 10 (1) (d)

(viii)

clause 10 (1) (e)

(ix)	clause 10 (1) (f)

(x)	clause 10 (1) (g)

(xi)	clause 10 (1) (h)

(xii)

clause 10 (1)(i)

(xiii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (1)

(xiv)

clause 10 (1) (j) (2)

(xv)	clause 10 (1) (j) (3)

(xvi)

clause 10 (1) (j) (4)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (5)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (6)

(xix)

clause 10 (1) (j) (7)

(xx)	clause 10 (1) (j) (8)

(xxi)

clause 10 (1) (k)

(xxii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (1)

(xxiii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (2)

(xxiv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (3)

(xxv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (4)

For the period 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025

Category of employee

1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025

Area

"A"

Area

"B"

Area

"C"

Area

"D"

per

day

per

day

per

day

per

day

Employees for whom wages are prescribed in—

(i)	clause 10 (1) (a) (1)

1,00

(ii)	clause 10 (1) (a) (2)

(iii)

clause 10 (1) (b) (1)

1,00

(iv)	clause 10 (1) (b) (2)

(v)	clause 10 (1) (c) (1)

1,00

(vi)	clause 10 (1) (c) (2)

(vii)

clause 10 (1) (d)

(viii)

clause 10 (1) (e)

(ix)	clause 10 (1) (f)

(x)	clause 10 (1) (g)

(xi)	clause 10 (1) (h)

(xii)

clause 10 (1)(i)

(xiii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (1)

(xiv)

clause 10 (1) (j) (2)

(xv)	clause 10 (1) (j) (3)

(xvi)

clause 10 (1) (j) (4)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (5)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (6)

(xix)

clause 10 (1) (j) (7)

(xx)	clause 10 (1) (j) (8)

(xxi)

clause 10 (1) (k)

(xxii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (1)

(xxiii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (2)

(xxiv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (3)

(xxv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (4)

For the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026

Category of employee

1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026

Area

"A"

Area

"B"

Area

"C"

Area

"D"

per

day

per

day

per

day

per

day

Employees for whom wages are prescribed in—

(i)	clause 10 (1) (a) (1)

1,00

(ii)	clause 10 (1) (a) (2)

(iii)

clause 10 (1) (b) (1)

1,00

(iv)	clause 10 (1) (b) (2)

(v)	clause 10 (1) (c) (1)

1,00

(vi)	clause 10 (1) (c) (2)

(vii)

clause 10 (1) (d)

(viii)

clause 10 (1) (e)

(ix)	clause 10 (1) (f)

(x)	clause 10 (1) (g)

(xi)	clause 10 (1) (h)

(xii)

clause 10 (1)(i)

(xiii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (1)

(xiv)

clause 10 (1) (j) (2)

(xv)	clause 10 (1) (j) (3)

(xvi)

clause 10 (1) (j) (4)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (5)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (6)

(xix)

clause 10 (1) (j) (7)

(xx)	clause 10 (1) (j) (8)

(xxi)

clause 10 (1) (k)

(xxii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (1)

(xxiii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (2)

(xxiv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (3)

(xxv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (4)

For the period 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027

Category of employee

1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027

Area

"A"

Area

"B"

Area

"C"

Area

"D"

per

day

per

day

per

day

per

day

Employees for whom wages are prescribed in—

(i)	clause 10 (1) (a) (1)

1,00

(ii)	clause 10 (1) (a) (2)

(iii)

clause 10 (1) (b) (1)

1,00

(iv)	clause 10 (1) (b) (2)

(v)	clause 10 (1) (c) (1)

1,00

(vi)	clause 10 (1) (c) (2)

(vii)

clause 10 (1) (d)

(viii)

clause 10 (1) (e)

(ix)	clause 10 (1) (f)

(x)	clause 10 (1) (g)

(xi)	clause 10 (1) (h)

(xii)

clause 10 (1)(i)

(xiii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (1)

(xiv)

clause 10 (1) (j) (2)

(xv)	clause 10 (1) (j) (3)

(xvi)

clause 10 (1) (j) (4)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (5)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (6)

(xix)

clause 10 (1) (j) (7)

(xx)	clause 10 (1) (j) (8)

(xxi)

clause 10 (1) (k)

(xxii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (1)

(xxiii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (2)

(xxiv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (3)

(xxv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (4)

For the period 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2028

Category of employee

1 November 2027 to 31 October 2028

Area

"A"

Area

"B"

Area

"C"

Area

"D"

per

day

per

day

per

day

per

day

Employees for whom wages are prescribed in—

(i)	clause 10 (1) (a) (1)

1,00

(ii)	clause 10 (1) (a) (2)

(iii)

clause 10 (1) (b) (1)

1,00

(iv)	clause 10 (1) (b) (2)

(v)	clause 10 (1) (c) (1)

1,00

(vi)	clause 10 (1) (c) (2)

(vii)

clause 10 (1) (d)

(viii)

clause 10 (1) (e)

(ix)	clause 10 (1) (f)

(x)	clause 10 (1) (g)

(xi)	clause 10 (1) (h)

(xii)

clause 10 (1)(i)

(xiii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (1)

(xiv)

clause 10 (1) (j) (2)

(xv)	clause 10 (1) (j) (3)

(xvi)

clause 10 (1) (j) (4)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (5)

(xvii)

clause 10 (1) (j) (6)

(xix)

clause 10 (1) (j) (7)

(xx)	clause 10 (1) (j) (8)

(xxi)

clause 10 (1) (k)

(xxii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (1)

(xxiii)

clause 10 (1) (I) (2)

(xxiv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (3)

(xxv)

clause 10 (1) (I) (4)

[Clause 29(2) substituted by section 11(11.1) of Notice No. R. 4190, GG49862, dated 14 December 2023]

(3)	If Cleaners, Prefabricated concrete wall Labourers and Labourers withdraw their pension/provident benefits and return to the industry, he/she is eligible for a funeral benefit and only after a year qualifies for full retirement benefits.

[Clause 29(3) inserted by section 11(11.2) of Notice No. R. 4190, GG49862, dated 14 December 2023]

(4)	Eligible employees will qualify for a funeral benefit of R5000.00 if they contribute 50 daily contributions during a working year.

[Clause 29(4) inserted by section 11(11.2) of Notice No. R. 4190, GG49862, dated 14 December 2023]

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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Building Industry

North and West Boland

Extension of Collective Agreement to non-parties

29. Funeral Benefit

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