26. CLAUSE 1: SCOPE OF APPLICATION
1.1 As per clause 1 of Part 1 of this agreement.
1.2 In addition to clause 1 Part 1 of this agreement the scope of this subsector will be defined as follows: Home Textiles Section, 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 manufacture of household textiles; textile furnishings; towels and toweling; and any other made-up textiles, and includes all operations and activities incidental thereto and consequent thereon; but excludes the manufacture of any garments and other products that are covered by the jurisdiction of the National Clothing Bargaining Council;
27. CLAUSE 4: MINIMUM WAGES
Substitute the following for the existing clause 4.1,4.2,4.3 and 4.4
4.1 The minimum wages for the Home Textiles Section, which an employer shall pay to employees, shall be as specified in table 4.2 below.
4.2 Every employer must pay each employee a wage that is not less than the minimum wage rate prescribed in the table below:
| Grade |
Hourly rate of pay |
| 1 |
R 9.61 |
| 2 |
R 10.27 |
| 3 |
R 10.95 |
| 4 |
R 11.68 |
| 5 |
R 12.83 |
4.3 As per the provisions of clause 4.3 of Part 1 of this Agreement.
4.4 If an employer is already paying wage rates equal to or more than the wage rates set out in clause 4.2 of this Annexure at the date this agreement comes into effect, the following minimum hourly increases per grade shall be paid to employees:
| Grade |
Increase |
| 1 |
94 cents per hour |
| 2 |
94 cents per hour |
| 3 |
94 cents per hour |
| 4 |
94 cents per hour |
| 5 |
94 cents per hour |
H: GENERAL
28. CLAUSE 50: FREQUENCY OF NEGOTIATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Substitute the following for the existing clause 50.1
50.1 This Agreement shall remain in force until 31 December 2009, 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 1July 2009.
