PART 2
ANNEXURE H
WOVEN COTTON TEXTILE PRODUCTS SUBSECTOR
A. APPLICATION
30. CLAUSE 1: SCOPE OF APPLICATION
1.1 As per clause 1 of Pa rt 1 of this agreement.
1.2 In addition to clause l of Part 1 of this agreement the scope of this subsector will be defined as follows:
Woven Cotton Textile Products Subsector, which without in any way limiting the ordinary meaning of the expression, means that part of the industry in which employers and employees are associated, either in whole or in part , for any activity whatsoever, for the:
A. manufacture of yarn from any combination of the following raw materials: co tt on; spun silk; rayon,
including viscose; acetate; cup ammonium; nylon; and / or any other synthetic or man-made fibre including all waste and 1 or by-products from any or all such fibres (but excluding the manufacture of any worsted
processed yarn for use in the worsted part of the industry);
B. manufacture of any woven cloth or fabric, from any or all of the raw materials and / or wastes and / or yarns
mentioned in "A" (above), including manufactured filament yams;
C. printing and/or dyeing and / or finishing and / or processing of any raw materials, and / or wastes, and /
or yarns and woven fab ri cs mentioned in "A" and "B" and includes all operations, products and activities
incidental thereto and consequent thereon.
B: REMUNERATION
31 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, which is not less than the minimum wage rate prescribed in the table below:
| Grade |
Rand per Hour |
| 1 |
15.21 |
| 2 |
15.51 |
| 3 |
15.93 |
| 4 |
16.62 |
| 5 |
17.46 |
4.3 As per the provisions of clause 4.3 of Pa rt 1 of this Agreement.
4.4 If an employer is already paying equal to or more than the rates set out in clause 4.2 of this annexure at the date this Agreement comes into effect, the following minimum hourly increases shall be paid to employees:
| Grade |
Increase: Cents per Hour |
| 1 |
0.86 |
| 2 |
0.88 |
| 3 |
0.90 |
| 4 |
0.94 |
| 5 |
0.99 |
4.5 Those employees who are employed in a higher grade than stipulated in clause 4.2, who fall within this subsector's bargaining unit and who are not covered by other wage agreements resulting from collective bargaining, shall receive a 6.0% increase on their actual hourly wage rate.
4.6 An employer who is paying less than the rates set out in clause 4.2 of this- Annexure at the date this Agreement comes into effect, shall increase the wage rate paid to no less than that specified in clause 4.2 of this Annexure: Provided such wage increase is no lower than that specified in clause 4.4 of this Annexure.
4.7 The wage grading structure for this sub-sector shall be as follows:
G
R
A
D
E |
GENERIC JOB CLASSIFICATION |
DESCRIPTIVE /DISTINGUISHING CRITERIA |
COMPARABLE JOB CLASSIFICATION* |
| PAT |
TSK |
HAY |
PER |
| 1 |
General Utility Worker |
- work of manual nature
- defined task: little or no discretion
- learning period <2 weeks
- mainly physical activity/process
|
A1
A2 |
1
2 |
G1 |
17
18
19 |
| 2 |
Attendant Assistant |
- discretion within defined limits
- learning period <4 weeks
- attends to process; does not control operation; semi repetetive
- functional equivalent to numeracy and literacy of Grade 7 education required
|
A3
B1 |
3
4 |
G2 |
15
16 |
| 3 |
Operator / Clerk |
- previous experience at G2 may be required
- learning period up to six months before full competency achieved
- functional equivalent to numercay and leteracy of Grade 10 education required
- discretion and judgement required in decision making
- these skills are acquired through a learning period and developed by a consistent application and correction until operations become routine
|
B2 |
5 |
G3 |
14 |
| 4 |
Senior / Versatile
Operator / Clerk |
- Previous experience at G3 required
- additional learning period up to one year
- functional equivalent to numeracy and literacy of Grade 12 education required
- wide discretion and judgement in decision making
- multiskilled, capable of operating more than one process competently in G3 and G4 operations
|
B3 |
6 |
G4 |
13 |
| 5 |
Supervisor
Operator / Clerk
Sectional Supervisor |
- Responible for a section of process or section plant
- supervisor skills certified
- Fully competent in all functions at G4
|
B4
B5 |
7
8 |
G5 |
11
12 |
*PAT = Paterson; TSK = Task; PER = Peromnes
4.8 Each company shall set up a Job Grading Committee to hear and decide disputes and/or appeals relating to the evaluation of jobs. The decisions of this Job Grading Committee shall be by simple majority, based on a secret vote, and shall be final and binding The Job Grading Committee shall consist of an equal number of employer and employee representatives. Should the Grading Committee not be able to reach a decision, either party shall have the right to further utilise applicable procedures in terms of the provisions of applicable law.
32. CLAUSE 6: SHIFT ALLOWANCE
Substitute the following for the existing clause 6.1
6.1 An employer shall pay a minimum night-shift allowance of 5% of the ba sic hourly rate of pay for work perf ormed between 18:00 and 06:00.
33. CLAUSE 49: OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Substitute the following for the existing clause 49
49.1 JOB PROTECTION CAMPAIGN: All employers shall contribute an amount of 25c per bargaining unit employee per week to the SACTWU Job Protection Campaign. The monies collected to be paid to the Bargaining Council monthly and specified detailed reports to be submitted on the application of all funds utilized for the Job Protection Campaign. This clause shall remain in force until 30 June 2008.
34. CLAUSE 50: FREQUENCY OF NEGOTIATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Substitute the following for the existing clause 50
50.1 This agreement shall remain in force until 31 December 2008, save that the parties to the Council shall annually negotiate amendments to this agreement, unless otherwise agreed, provided that no such amendments shall take effect before 1 JULY 2008
50.2 Subject to the proviso in clause 50.1, either party to the Council shall have the right to pursue protected industrial action, in the event of agreement not being reached after utilizing applicable procedures, on any issue in negotiations between the parties on wages and other substantive issues.
50.3 Reference to negotiations in clause 50.2 above shall mean negotiations as contemplated in clause 50.1 above.
50.4 Section 65 (3) of the Labour Relations Act, shall not render industrial action contemplated in clauses 50.1 and 50.2 above to be unprocedural. On the contrary, it shall be deemed procedural, providing the other relevant provisions of the Labour Relations Act are complied with.
50.5 The provisions of this clause shall also be applicable to non-parties.
50.6 No industrial action shall be permitted on issues covered in any Council agreement during the effective period of such agreement, subject to the provisions of this clause.
