MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_01C7F5E9.450662E0" This document is a Single File Web Page, also known as a Web Archive file. If you are seeing this message, your browser or editor doesn't support Web Archive files. Please download a browser that supports Web Archive, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. ------=_NextPart_01C7F5E9.450662E0 Content-Location: file:///C:/4D879269/NBC2007-2008-Non-Metro(AnnualIncreaseInformationCircular).htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" CIRCULAR NO. IC/10/97

NATIONAL BARGAINING COUNCIL

= FOR THE

CLOTHING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

 

 

All correspondence to be addressed to:

 

Tel:   (021) 460 4020 =

Fax:  (021) 460 4191

www.nbc.org.za

7th FLOOR, INDUSTRIA HOUSE, = 350 VICTORIA ROAD, SALT RIVER, 7925

    P O BOX 1142

    WOODSTOCK

    7915

REGIONAL CHAMBERS:

 

EASTERN CAPE

Chamber House

<= st1:address w:st=3D"on">22 Grahamstown Road=

North End 6001

= P O Box 3220

North End, P. E. 6056

Tel:        041 487 1874

Fax:       041= 487 1761

KWAZULU-NATAL

127/129 Gale Street

Umbilo

Durban 4001

P O Box 18354

Dalbridge 4014

Tel:        031 362 0726

Fax:       031= 307 6716

NORTHERN

1ST Floor, Garment Centre

<= st1:address w:st=3D"on">148 Kerk Street

Johannesburg 2001

= P O Box 5101

Johannesburg 2000

Tel:        011 402 2737

Fax:       011= 402 7375

WESTERN CAPE

Industria House

350 Victoria Road<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:6.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-fami= ly:"Times New Roman"'>

Salt Rive= r 7925

P O Box 1142

Woodstock 7915

Tel:        021 460 4000

Fax:       021= 447 0628

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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CIRCULAR NO. NBC/03/2007

 

 

Telephone Enquiries: Labour Affairs Department=

27 August 2007

 

 

TO :      ALL CLOTHING AND GARMENT KNITTING ESTABLISHM= ENTS (INCLUDING HOSIERY AND MILLINERY) IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (other = than those employers and employees who are subject to the scope of those Parts= of the Council’s National Main Collective Agreement covering the vario= us “metro” areas) i.e. ALL Employers subject to Part I the Counc= il’s National Main Collective Agreement for the Non-Metro Areas

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Dear S= ir/Madam

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INFORMATION CIRCULAR TO THE INDUSTRY FOLLOWING= THE 2007 ROUND OF INDUSTRY NEGOTIATIONS<= /i>

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NON-METRO AREAS

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Further t= o the Council’s Circular NBC/1/2007 of 11 May 2007, this circular summari= ses the outcome of the Industry negotiations.    The Parties to the National Bargaining Council have concluded a Collective Agreement in term= s of which the total labour cost increase for the Non-Metro Areas with effect = from 1 September 2007, amounts to R26,00 based on the machinist’s wage r= ate and the percentage of that increase applied on all other wage categories.  

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The Agree= ment will be submitted to the Minister of Labour with a request that it be extended= to employers and employees in the Industry, other than those who are party to the Agreement, i.e. all Non-Parties.

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Details o= f the negotiated settlement in respect of the Non-Metro Areas (Part I of the Council’s Nationa= l Main Collective Agreement) are as follows: -

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1.=             &nb= sp;    New Wage Rates and Across-the-Boa= rd Increases for the period commencing 1 September 2007

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        = ;   The new wage rates from 1 September 2007 which reflect an across-the-board increase based on a R26,00 increase for the machinists and general worker categories and the percentage equivalent on a machinists rate for all oth= er job categories, being :

 

1.=        6.23% wage increase in the Magisterial Districts of Camperdo= wn, Umzinto, Paarl, Stellebosch and Uitenhage.

2.=        7.93% wage increase in all Other Areas.

 

 

 

2.     &nbs= p;             New Ceiling Wage Rates

 

The new ceiling rates are as follows:

 

 

Area

Period commencing 1 September 2007

 

 

ANNUAL

MONTHLY

WEEKLY

 

 

Magisterial Districts of Camperdown, uMzinto, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Uitenhage<= /o:p>

R57 616.00

R4 801.50

R1 108.00

 

 

All other Areas

R46 020.00

R3 835.00

R885.00

 

 

3.        Schedule of Deductions

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<= span lang=3DEN-ZA style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:b= lack; mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA'>  &nbs= p;          A revised schedule of weekly deductions and contributions is enclosed.=

 

 

 

 

4.     &nbs= p;             Further issues on which agreement was reached

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4.1   Extension of current gazetted agreements to non-Parties

 

The Minister will be requested to extend the current gazetted agreements to non-parties for a further period from 1 September 2007 onwards, until the Parties to the Main Agreement agree otherwise.

 

4.2   HIV/AIDS

 

The Co= de of Good Practice on key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment as set out in the Employment Equity Act No 55 of 1998 (as amended from time to time) shall = be policy in the industry. A sub-committee shall be established to word it i= n a manner that this policy is industry specific.

 

4.3   Productivity

 

The following addit= ional clause is agreed:

 

o        The parties commit themselves to prioritise the work of the Nupen report.

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o        Subject to clauses 8.3 and 8.5 be= low, the parties specifically declare their intention and good faith to find practical means whereby future wage increases can be linked to plant-level productivity improvement schemes for both metro and non-metro areas.

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o        When the productivity-related work programme as set out in the Nupen report is finalised, the ratio between<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  reward for productivity and the = ATB annual wage increases for metro and non-metro areas shall be negotiated between the parties at national level, as would be the extent to which parties could determine productivity schemes and reward systems at enterp= rise level.

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o        It is expressly agreed that the objective is to implement such arrangements within the timeframes as recommended in the Nupen report and the parties set themselves the object= ive to implement such arrangements, where agreed between the parties,  with effect from the 2008  substantive agreement.

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o        Nothing in this clause shall serv= e to over-ride any of the recommendations which are contained in the Nupen rep= ort.

 

4.4   NBC Levy

 

The NBC levy Contri= bution by employees shall be increased to the same Rand amount as that applicable in other chambers of the NBC.=

 

The parties shall f= urther discuss whether or not to change the NBC levy contribution from a flat am= ount to a percentage – based one and, if agreed, what percentage would be applicable.

 

 

4.5   Payment of Wages=

 

All payments of wag= es in the non-metro areas shall be no more than fortnightly, unless othe= rwise agreed in writing between the parties at plant level.

 

4.6   Leave Pay<= /u>

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In all= areas, no employee shall be paid less than three weeks’ wages as annual le= ave pay.

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4.7      Provident Fund

 

The em= ployer contribution of 4% of the wage of each employee who has worked 9 ordinary hours or more during any pay week (less the blanket exemption of R1.21 per week) remains unchanged.

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In add= ition, a 4% employee provident fund contribution shall become payabl= e by way of deduction from the employee’s wage, provided this is confirm= ed in a plant level ballot.

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4.8      Contra= ct Employees

 

4.8.1          The parties strongly condemn the abuse of contract work.

 

4.8.2          The NBC shall conduct a survey on the extent = and type of contract work in the clothing industry.

 

4.9      Shop Stewards Rights and Facilities<= /o:p>

 

Shop stewards’ paid time-off for trade activities shall be increased to = 10 paid days per annum, in all areas where it is currently less than 10 days= per annum.    All other existing provisions on shop stewards rights and facilities shall remain in force and effect.  

 

 

 

 

5.  =       NBC Website (www.nbc.org.za)

 

The Council’s website on the Internet is constantly being updated.  T= hose who have access to the Internet can view and download the Main & Provident Fund Collective Agreements of the various “metro” a= reas and the Council’s Non-Metro Agreement.  These are in the form of consoli= dated agreements i.e. the original published agreements, updated for subsequent= published amendments.   This noti= ce will also be added to the Council’s website.

 

 

 

6.   =      Scope of this Circular

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Part I of the Council’s National Main Collective Agreement for the Non-Metro Areas covers ALL areas of the Republic of South Africa, excluding tho= se areas or magisterial districts covered by the scope of the collective agreements for the Council’s various “metro” areas, i.e. the whole of the Republic of South= Africa EXcluding the following:

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(i)       In = the Province of the Eastern Cap= e -

 

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>(aa)      Port Elizabeth, including that portion of Hankey which, prior to the publicati= on of Government Notice No. 1515 of 4 October 1963, fell within the Magister= ial District of Port Elizabeth, including that portion which was transferred = by the publication of Government Notice No. 1687 of 5 September 1975 to Uitenhage and excluding that portion of Hankey which was transferred by G= overnment Notice No. 1974 of 26 September 1980 to Port Elizabeth; and

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>(bb)      East Lon= don, including that portion which was transferred to Mdantsane by Government Notice No. 1481 of 27 August 1971, excluding those portions of the Ciskei that were transferred to East London by Government Notice No. 1877 of 4 September 1981 and Government Notice No. 1079 of 10 June 1988 and includi= ng that portion that was transferred to Ciskei by Government Notice No. 2354= of 5 October 1990.

 

 

(ii)     In the Province of Kwazulu-Natal -

 

        The Magisterial Districts of Chatsworth, Durban, Inanda,= Lower Tugela, Pietermaritzburg and Pinetown;=

 

(iii)    In the Province of th= e Free State -

 

        The Magisterial Districts of Bloemfontein, Frankfort, Kroonstad, Parys and Vrede= fort;

 

(iv)    In the Province of th= e Northern Cape = -

 

        The Magisterial Dist= rict of Kimberley;

 

(v)     In the Province of Gaute= ng, but only in as much as in respect of garment knitting establishments which fall within the scope of application of the Main Collective Agreement for the Northern Region (Knitting) is concerned –

 

    &nbs= p;   The Magisterial Districts of Alberton, Benoni, Germiston, Johannesburg and Roodepoort as well as only those portions of the City of Tswane, including only those portions of the Southern Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure, t= he Central Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure and the Northern Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure established in terms of the Premier of the Prov= ince of PWV Proclamation No 38 of 1994 published in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5064 of 8 December 1994 as amended by the Premier’s Notice No 43 of 1995 published in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 66 = of 1 September 1995, which previously made up the ‘municipal area of Pretoria’ as such existed immediately prior to the establishment of= the Transitional Metropolitan Council with Transitional Metropolitan Substructures in respect of the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Area publis= hed under aforementioned Proclamation No 38 of 1994;”

 

(vi)    As far as the scope of application of the Main Collective Agreement for the Northern Region (Clothing) and Fund Collective Agreement for the Northern Region is concerned:

 

        The Province of the Transvaal, as it existed prior to the coming into operation of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993),= but only in respect of clothing establishments which fall within the scope of application of the Main Collective Agreement for the Northern Region (Clothing) and the Fund Collective Agreement for the Northern Region;

 

(vii)   In the Province of the Western Cape -=

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<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&= nbsp;         The Magisterial Districts of Bel= lville, George, Goodwood, Malmesbury (including that portion from which the Magisterial District of Moorreesburg was constituted on 29 November 1985 = by Government Notice 2649), Simon’s Town, Somerset West, Strand, The C= ape, Worcester and Wynberg, including those portions of the Magisterial Distri= cts of Bellville, Goodwood, Simon’s Town and Wynberg that were used to create the Magisterial District of Mitchell’s Plain on 2 March 1992= .

 

 

 

Any enquiries from employers wh= o are members of any Parties to the Council should be directed to their Association.  In the case of non-party establishments, enquiries should be directed to the relevant La= bour Affairs Department as follows:

 

 

 

Chamber Name

Street & Postal Address

Tel.

Fax

 

 

Eastern Cape Province

 

Ca= pe Chamber (Eastern Cape Sub-Chamber)

 

Regional Secretary:

Thembie Heugh

 

thembieheugh@telkomsa= .net

 

Chamber House

<= st1:address w:st=3D"on">22 Grahamstown Road

North End 6001

 

= P O Box 3220

North End,

Port Elizabeth

6056

 

 

041 487 1874

 

041 487 1761

 

Province= s of the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and the 13 x Magiste= rial Districts of Barkly West, Gordonia, Hartswater, Hay, Herbert, Hopetown, Kenhardt, Kimberley, Kuruman, Phillipstown, Postmasburg, Prieska and Warrenton, falling within the northern half of the Northern Cape Province= .

 

 

Northern Chamber

 

Labou= r Affairs Manager:  Ezra Buloze=

 

ezra@bcouncil.co.za

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Bloemfontein Branch = Office

(branch of the Northern Chamber)

Regional Inspector: 

Frans Lubbe

 

frans4@mweb.co.za

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PHUTHADITJHABA, QWA-QWA

(Branch Office of the Northern Chamber)

 

Admin Assistant:  Evodia Qokweni

 

evodiaq@mweb.co.za=

 

1st Floor, Garment Centre

<= st1:address w:st=3D"on">148 Kerk Street

Johannesburg 2001

 

= P O Box 5101

Johannesburg 2000

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Ground Floor, Tourism Centre, Willows Park Roa= d, WILLOWS, Bloemfontein

 

P O Box 20272

WILLOWS

Bloemfontein

9320

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Office 112=

New Naledi Mall<= /o:p>

Mampoi Street

PHUTHADITJHABA

9866

011 402 2737

 

 

 

 

 

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051 447 0197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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058 713 3561

011 402 7375

 

 

 

 

 

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051 447 0059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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058 713 3596

 

 

KwaZul= u-Natal Province

 

KwaZulu= -Natal Chamber<= o:p>

 

Labou= r Affairs Manager:  Brett Walker

 

brett.kzn@nbc.org.za

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Ladysmith Branch Office

(branch of the KZN Chamber):

Contact person:

Colleen Mlambo

 

nbc.lsmith@mweb.co.za=

 

 

127/12= 9 Gale Street

Umbilo

Durban 4001

 

P O Bo= x 18354<= /span>

Dalbridge 4014

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Shop 11, 26 King= Street

Ladysmith 3370

 

 

 

 

 

 

031 301 2558

 

 

 

 

 

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036 635 3144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

031 307 6716

 

 

 

 

 

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036 635 3145

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Cape Province= and the 13 x Magisterial Districts of Britstown, Calvinia, Carnarvon, Colesbe= rg, De Aar, Fraserburg, Hanover, Namaqualand, Noupoort, Richmond, Sutherland, Victoria West and Williston, falling within the southern half of the Nort= hern Cape Province.

Ca= pe Chamber (Western Cape Sub-Chamber)

 

Labour Affairs Manager:

Joseph Williams

 

jwilliams@cibc.co.za

Industria House

350 Vi= ctoria Road

Salt River 7925

 

P O Bo= x 1142

Woodstock 7915

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021 460 4000

021 447 0628

 

 

 

Yours = faithfully

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S D NDUNA

GENERAL SECRETARY

 

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