PART 2
ANNEXURE K
NON WOVEN TEXTILES SUBSECTOR
A. APPLICATION
42. CLAUSE 1: SCOPE OF APPLICATION
1.1 As per clause 1 of Pa rt 1 of this agreement.
1.2 In addition to clause 1 of Part l of this agreement the scope of this subsector will be defined as follows:
Non-Woven Textiles Subsector, without in any way limiting the ordinary meaning of the expression, shall mean that part of the industry in which employers and employees are associated, either in whole or in part , for any activity whatsoever, for the manufacture of: all types of non-woven textile products including but not limited to flock, wadding, padding, felt, under-felt, medical wadding, cotton wool, and needle-punched, stitch-bonded, spun-bonded; chemically-bonded, thermo-bonded or laminated textile fibre materials. It shall include all operations, products and activities incidental thereto and consequent thereon.
B. REMUNERATION
43 CLAUSE 4: MINIMUM WAGES
Substitute the following for the existing clause 4
4.1 As per the provisions of clause 4.1 of Pa rt 1 of this agreement.
4.2 Every employer must pay each employee a wage that is not less than the minimum wage set out in the table below.
| Grade |
Hourly rate of pay |
| A1 / A2 |
R14.91 |
| A3 / B1 |
R 15.08 |
| B2 / B3 |
R 15.83 |
| B4 / B5 |
R 17.02 |
4.3 As per the provisions of clause 4.3 of Pa rt 1 of this Agreement.
4.4 The grading system implemented in this sub-sector is the Paterson Decision Band Methodology.
Signed at DURBAN, for and behalf of the parties to the Council this 30 th day of October 2007
EJ MILNE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL
J DANIEL
SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL
