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

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National Bargaining Council of SA Leather Industry

Tanning Section

Collective Agreement

Schedule 1 : Wages and Wage Rates

 

SCHEDULE 1

WAGES AND WAGE RATES

 



Rate Per Hour

1

Lime /Tan Yard, Shaving, Splitting, Dyeing, Drying and

Finishing Section Rates:

 

 

Band A1 employees engaged in:

 

 

ROUNDING ........................................................................

64.21

 

SPLITTING ..........................................................................

79.45

 


 

 

Band A2 employees engaged in:

 

 

SHAVING ............................................................................

68.07

 


 

 

Band B employees engaged in:

 

 

COLOUR MATCHING ...........................................................

60.01

 

GLAZING ............................................................................

60.01

 

HAND SPRAYING .................................................................

63.41

 

HAND TIPPING ....................................................................

60.01

 

PILOT PLANT OPERATING ....................................................

63.41

 

POLISHING .........................................................................

60.01

 


 

 

Band C employees engaged in:

 

 

ASSISTING SPLITTER ............................................................

59.15

 

BRUSHING ..........................................................................

59.15

 

BUFFING .............................................................................

59.15

 

CHEMICAL WEIGHING ..........................................................

59.15

 

COLOUR MIXING .................................................................

59.15

 

CURTAIN COATING ..............................................................

59.15

 

CONDITIONING ...................................................................

55.26

 

DRUM OPERATING ..............................................................

55.26

 

DRY CLEANING MACHINE ....................................................

55.26

 

EMBOSSING/PRINTING ........................................................

59.15

 

FLESHING (HAND OR MACHINE) ...........................................

59.15

 

HIDE STAMPING ..................................................................

55.88

 

HYDRAULIC PRESS ...............................................................

59.15

 

MEASURING .......................................................................

59.15

 

PADDING ............................................................................

59.15

 

PASTING .............................................................................

59.15

 

ROLLER COATING ................................................................

59.15

 

ROTOR PRESS ......................................................................

59.15

 

ROTOR SPRAYING ................................................................

59.15

 

SAMMYING .........................................................................

59.15

 

SETTING .............................................................................

59.15

 

SOLE ROLLING ....................................................................

59.15

 

STAKING .............................................................................

59.15

 

TRIMMING AFTER SHAVING .................................................

55.26

 

VACUUM DRYING ................................................................

59.15

 


 

 

Band D employees engaged in:

 

 

EFFLUENT PLANT OPERATOR ................................................

54.47

 

FLESH TRIMMING ................................................................

54.47

 

HANG DRYING .....................................................................

54.47

 

MILLING ..............................................................................

54.47

 

SUBSTANCE CHECKING .........................................................

54.47

 

TOGGLING ...........................................................................

54.47

 


 

 

Band E Employees

 

 

General Workers on operations as defined in the Definition of "General Worker" .................................................................

46.03

 


 

 

Learners employed on operations specified in Bands A1, A2, B and C and E will be paid on the following basis:

 

 

First six months of experience ...............................................

80% of prescribed wage

 

Thereafter ............................................................................

100% of prescribed wage

 


 

2

Quality examining and/or Sorting rates:

 

 


 

 

Band A1 employees engaged as a:

 

 

FINAL SORTER .....................................................................

64.21

 


 

 

WET BLUE SORTER ..............................................................

64.21

 


 

 

Band B employees engaged as a:

 

 

CRUST SORTER ....................................................................

60.01

 


 

 

Band C employees engaged as a:

 

 

SPLIT SORTER ......................................................................

59.15

 


 

3

Fellmongering Section Rates:

 

 


 

 

Band B Employees engaged in—

 

 

PICKLE SORTING ..................................................................

60.01

 


 

 

Band C Employees engaged in—

 

 

BREAK FLESHING .................................................................

59.15

 

FINAL FLESHING ..................................................................

59.15

 

PICKLE DRUM OPERATING ...................................................

55.26

 

SULPHIDE PAINTING ............................................................

55.26

 


 

 

Band D Employees engaged in—

 

 

BREAK FLESHING ASSISTANT ..................................................

54.47

 

COUNTING AND PACKING .....................................................

54.47

 

DRUM CLOSING ....................................................................

54.47

 

HAND WOOL PULLING ..........................................................

54.47

 

MACHINE WOOL PULLING ....................................................

54.47

 

PADDLE OPERATING .............................................................

54.47

 

WOOL BALING/PACKING .......................................................

54.47

 

WOOL DRYING .....................................................................

54.47

 

WOOL PICKING ....................................................................

54.47

 

WOOL WASHING ..................................................................

54.47

 


 

 

Band E Employees

 

 

General Workers on operations as defined in the Definition of "General Worker" .................................................................

46.03

 


 

 

Learners employed on operations as specified in Bands B, C and E will be paid on the following basis:

 

 

First six months of experience ................................................

80% of prescribed wage

 

Thereafter ..............................................................................

100% of prescribed wage

 


 

4

Wool-Skin Processing and Operations not elsewhere Specified rates:

 

 


 

 

Band C employees engaged in—

 

 

CARDING ............................................................................

56.55

 

COMBING ...........................................................................

56.55

 

CUTTING TO PATTERNS .......................................................

55.65

 

IRONING ............................................................................

56.55

 

SHEARING ..........................................................................

56.55

 

STITCHING BY MACHINE ......................................................

57.59

 


 

5

Cutting Section Rates:

 

 


 

 

Band A1 employees engaged in:

 

 

CUTTER 1 ............................................................................

69.12

 

FINAL INSPECTING ...............................................................

64.21

 


 

 

Band A2 employees engaged in:

 

 

HAND CUTTING ....................................................................

64.21

 


 

 

Band B employees engaged in:

 

 

COMPONENT SPLITTING .......................................................

58.41

 

CUTTER 2 .............................................................................

63.41

 

HIDE MARKING .....................................................................

63.41

 


 

 

Band C employees engaged in:

 

 

COMPONENT PACKING ..........................................................

55.88

 

LAMINATING ........................................................................

55.88

 

LAYING OUT .........................................................................

55.88

 

PERFORATING ......................................................................

55.88

 

STAMPING (PIECE MARKING) .................................................

55.88

 

TEMPLATE CONTROL ............................................................

55.88

 


 

 

Learners employed on operations as specified in Bands A1, A2, B, C and E will be paid on the following basis:

 

 

First six months of experience ...............................................

80% of prescribed wage

 

Thereafter  ............................................................................

100% of prescribed wage

 


 

 

Band E Employees

 

 

General Workers on operations as defined in the Definition Of "General Worker" .................................................................

 

46.03

 


 

6

The following wage rates will be paid to employees other than those referred to in 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5:

 

 


 

 

Band A2 employees engaged as a:

 

 

Motor Vehicle Delivery Driver (Code C Licence or higher) .........

63.32

 


 

 

Band B employees engaged as a:

 

 

Despatch Clerk ......................................................................

57.96

 

Handyman ............................................................................

56.84

 

Motor Vehicle General Driver (Code C1 Licence or lower) .........

59.21

 

Spray Gun Mechanic ...............................................................

63.41

 

Storeman and/or Warehouseman ...........................................

57.96

 

Tractor Driver ........................................................................

59.21

 


 

 

Band C employees engaged as a:

 

 

Boiler Attendant ....................................................................

55.88

 

Forklift Driver ........................................................................

59.15

 

Security Guard .......................................................................

55.88

 

Store Assistant and/or Warehouseman Assistant ......................

55.88

 


 

 

Band D employees engaged as a:

 

 

Nylon Replacer .......................................................................

54.47

 

[Schedule 1 substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R.4039, GG49618, dated 10 November 2023]