Patents Act, 1978
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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI: Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementExtension of Conditions of Employment Consolidated Collective Agreement to Non-partiesChapter 6 - Remuneration and Record Keeping6.9 Allowances |
| 6.9.1 | Living out allowance |
| (a) | A living out allowance which includes a food component whilst on assignment, will be paid to employees who are required to work and live away from their usual place of residence and where no accommodation is provided by the employer. These amounts are set out as follows: |
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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From date determined by the Minister, up to 31 August 2026 |
From 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027 |
From 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028 |
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R1 600 |
R1 700 |
R1 800 |
| (b) | A living out allowance is not payable to employees recruited at the site or who present themselves for employment at that specific site. |
| (c) | Any other allowance paid for the same purpose is deemed to be a living out and food allowance as defined. |
| 6.9.2 | Cross border allowance |
| (a) | A cross-border allowance of 7% will be paid to employees assigned to cross border projects calculated on the basic rate of pay for ordinary hours worked. |
| 6.9.3 | Sleep out allowance |
| (a) | A sleep out allowance will be paid to employees who spend at least a night away from their usual site on authorised company business and only in the event that the employer is not providing accommodation during this period away from their usual site. These amounts are set out below and payable per night: |
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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From date determined by the Minister, up to 31 August 2026 |
From 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027 |
From 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028 |
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R246.95 |
R276.95 |
R306.95 |
| 6.9.4 | Transport |
Transport is to be provided by the employer to employees between the office of the employer where the employee was employed and the project during pay and/or long weekends where applicable.
| 6.9.5 | Acting allowance |
An acting allowance of 5% of the employee's current basic rate must be paid to an employee while the employee is acting in a position higher than the employee's current job grade.
| 6.9.6 | General |
| (a) | None of the above-mentioned issues, or allowances of a similar nature, may be the subject of company level negotiations. |
| (b) | Current company arrangements that are more favourable will not be affected. |
