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

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National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry

Extention to Non-Parties of the COVID-19 Lockdown Collective Agreement

Annexure A

2. Strengthening Trade Union Organisational Rights

 

The parties agree that strong trade union organisational rights are

fundamental to stable Industrial relations, and accordingly resolve to improve

the trade union's organisational rights as follows:

 

2.1.1. Office Bearers of the trade union shall be granted paid time-off to attend constitutional meetings of the union and of the federation to which the trade union is affiliated.

 

2.1.2. Currently, the Council's Main Agreement contains a provision which reads as follows:

 

"The Trade Union shall have the unfettered right to embark on Industrial action against any company which fails to implement the terms of this agreement."

 

The above clause shall be amended to read as follows:

 

"the trade union shall have the unfettered right to embark on industrial action against any company which falls to implement the terms of any Council agreement."