Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
R 385
Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) : Extension of Wage and Task Grade Collective AgreementWage and Task Grade Collective AgreementChapter l : General3. Levels of bargaining in the Industry and Peace Obligation |
| 3.1 | Subject to sub-clause 3.2— |
| 3.1.1 | The Bargaining Council shall be the sole forum for negotiating matters contained in the Wage and Task Grade Collective Agreement; |
[Chapter l Clause 3(3.1)(3.1.1) substituted by Notice No. R. 1414, GG42813, dated 1 November 2019]
| 3.1.2 | During the currency of the Wage and Task Grade Collective Agreement, no matter contained in this agreement may be an issue in dispute for the purposes of a strike or lock-out or any conduct in contemplation of a strike or lock-out; |
[Chapter l Clause 3(3.1)(3.1.2) substituted by Notice No. R. 1414, GG42813, dated 1 November 2019]
| 3.1.3 | Any provision in a collective agreement binding an employer and employees covered by the Bargaining Council, other than a collective agreement concluded by the Bargaining Council that requires an employer or a trade union to bargain collectively in respect of any matter contained in the Wage and Task Grade Collective Agreement, is of no force and effect. |
[Chapter l Clause 3(3.1)(3.1.3) substituted by Notice No. R. 1414, GG42813, dated 1 November 2019]
| 3.2 | Where bargaining arrangements at plant and company level, excluding agreements entered into under the auspices of the Bargaining Council, are in existence, the parties to such arrangements may, by mutual agreement, modify or suspend or terminate such bargaining arrangements in order to comply with sub -clause 3.1. In the event of the parties to such arrangements failing to agree to modify or suspend or terminate such arrangements by the date of implementation of the Wage and Task Grade Collective Agreement, the wage increases on scheduled rates and not on the actual rates shall be applicable to such employers and employees until the parties to such arrangement agree otherwise. |
[Chapter l Clause 3(3.2) substituted by Notice No. R. 1414, GG42813, dated 1 November 2019]
| 3.3 | The provisions of these clauses shall apply equally to any trade union or employer organisation not party to this Agreement. |
[Chapter l Clause 3(3.3) substituted by Notice No. R. 1414, GG42813, dated 1 November 2019]
