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INFORMATION BROCHURE: WBNR/191/11/08/2020

To all Employers and Employees:

Area A: Greater Boland Area Langeberg local municipality: This includes: Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor, Montagu, Robertson; Breede Valley local municipality: This includes: De Doorns, Rawsonville, Touws River, Worcester; Witzenberg local municipality: This includes: Ceres, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Tulbagh, Wolseley; Swellendam local municipality: This includes: Barrydale, Buffelsjagsrivier, Infanta, Malgas, Suurbraak, Swellendam;

Area B: West Boland Area Saldanha Bay localmunicipality: This includes: Hopefield, Jacobs Bay,, Paternoster, Port-Owen, Saldanha Bay, St. Helena Bay, , ;

Magisterial District ; Moorreesburg

Bergriver local municipality: This includes: Aurora, , , , Porterville, , Veldrif;

Area C: Greater Boland Area Laingsburg local municipality: This includes: Laingsburg, Matjiesfontein;

Prince Albert local municipality: This includes: Klaarstroom, Leeu-Gamka, Merweville, Prince Albert;

Area C: West Boland Area Matzikama local municipality: This includes: Doring Bay, , , , , , Strandfontein, ,, Trawal;

Cederberg local municipality: This includes: ,Clanwilliam, ,, Lamberts Bay, Wuppertal;

Area D: Greater Boland Area Cape Agulhas local municipality: This includes: Agulhas, Bredasdorp, Elim, Klipdale, Napier, Protem, Struis Bay, Arniston/Waenhuiskrans;

Theewaterskloof local municipality: This includes: Botrivier, Caledon, Genadendal, Grabouw, Greyton, Riviersonderend and Villiersdorp

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CONSULTATION REGARDING WAGE INCREASES AND OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNCIL’S COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

Please be informed that the employer party and employee party to the Building Bargaining Council have concluded their negotiations on the new minimum wages and other amendments to the Council’s Agreement. There was no feedback for new points from employers and employees. Particulars of the amendments which have been agreed to are set out in full below. It is expected that the amendments and wage increases will be effective from 1 November 2020.

You are invited to submit suggestions with regards to any problems which you may have with the amendments, in writing, to the Council within 14 days of the date of this letter. Such applications must be fully motivated and indications of possible replacement provisions should be given.

Where such applications for exemption from any of the wage-regulating measures of the Agreement where the minimum wage and BBC benefits are involved, it is expected that, before the filing of the application for exemption, consultations must be held with the employees that will be affected by such exemption. The Council will take into account the opinion of such employees during the consideration of the aforementioned applications.

The parties have reached the following agreements:

1. Term of Collective Agreement: Parties have concluded a 3 year agreement.

2. Minimum wages: 1 November 2020 till 31 October 2021: There will be no increase for this period 1 November 2021 till 31 October 2022: 3% increase 1 November 2022 till 31 October 2023: 3% increase

3. Living away allowance: Living away allowances are the same in all areas, R54.45 per night for the following 3 years.

4. Extension of Agreement: The parties have agreed that the Collective Agreement will be applicable and legally binding on all parties and non-parties in the industry on the date that the Minister determines in the notice in the Government Gazette.

5. Builders Holiday:

1 November 2020 till 31 October 2021 Industry close on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 at 17:00 and re-open on Monday, 11 January 2021 at 08:00. If employers decide to continue work during the builders` holiday, they will be allowed to close on 24 December 2020 at 17h00 and re-open on 4 January 2021, provided that no one is allowed to work from 25 December 2020 until 1 January 2021.

1 November 2021 till 31 October 2022 Industry close on Tuesday, 15 December 2021 at 17:00 and re-open on Monday, 10 January 2022 at 08:00. If employers decide to work during the builders` holiday, they must notify the Board in writing.

1 November 2022 till 31 October 2023 Industry close on Tuesday, 15 December 2022 at 17:00 and re-open on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 08:00.

If employers decide to work during the builders` holiday, they must apply to the Board in writing.

6. MBA Levies and MBA Training Fund: Fees increase as follows: 2021 to R2.00 2022 to R2.25 2023 to R2.50

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7. Overtime:

1 November 2020 till 31 Oktober 2021: The parties agreed that employees may work on Saturdays at normal hourly wages plus the fringe benefit and on Sundays at double their hourly wages as from the date of this letter until 31 December 2020 and will be reviewed for further extension if possible.

CLAUSE 14: HOLIDAY FUND

(a) The Holiday Fund is hereby continued and shall be administered by the Council for the purpose of providing eligible employees with leave pay for the period of annual leave in terms of clause 9(6) of the Agreement. Monies contributed to the Fund by employers shall be invested as provided for in terms of section 53(5) of the Act. Public holidays as proclaimed under the Public Holidays Act, 1994, will be pro-rata included into the holiday fund. The following paid holidays will be pro-rata included into the fringe benefit system:

PAID PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1 November 2020 till 31 October 2021 2020 Wednesday 16 December 2020 Day of Reconciliation Friday 25 December 2020 Christmas Day 2021 Friday 1 January 2021 New Year’s Day Monday 22 March 2021 Human Rights Day Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday Monday 5 April 2021 Family Day Tuesday 27 April 2021 Freedom Day Wednesday 16 June 2021 Workers` Day Monday 9 August 2021 Women’s Day Friday 24 September 2021 Heritage Day

1 November 2021 till 31 October 2022 2021 Thursday 16 December 2021 Day of Reconciliation Monday 27 December 2021 Day of Goodwill 2022 Monday 21 March 2022 Human Rights Day Friday 15 April 2022 Good Friday Monday 18 April 2022 Family Day Wednesday 27 April 2022 Freedom Day Monday 2 May 2022 Workers` Day Thursday 16 June 2022 Youth Day Friday 9 August 2022 Women`s Day

1 November 2022 till 31 October 2023 2022 Friday 16 December 2022 Day of Reconciliation Monday 26 December 2022 Day of Goodwill

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2023 Monday 1 January 2023 New Year’s Day Tuesday 21 March 2022 Human Rights Day Friday 7 April 2023 Good Friday Monday 10 April 2023 Family Day Thursday 27 April 2023 Freedom Day Monday 1 May 2023 Workers` Day Friday 16 June 2023 Youth Day Tuesday 9 August 2023 Women’s Day Monday 25 September 2023 Heritage Day

(b) Employers shall pay their employees for each public holiday that falls within the work period, as defined by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act no. 75 of 1997.

(c) Employers can only claim the funds back from the Building Bargaining Council, if their employee’s benefits are up to date and sufficient. If an employer's benefits are not up to date, and not sufficient, the employer will be held responsible to pay their employees for each public holiday. The Council will only deal with up to date claims from employers.

(d) Employers are obliged to purchase a benefit for each employee on each public holiday, except on the following public holidays 16 December 2020, 25 December 2020 and 1 January 2021. These public holidays falls under the annual holiday fund.

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Areas Area Area ‘A’ en ‘B’ ‘C’ ‘D' Category of employee Rand per Rand per Rand per Hour Hour Hour 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023 (i) Cleaner 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84

(ii) 1 Beginner Labourer/Prefabricated concrete wall Labourer 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84

(ii) 2 Labourer 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84 22.47 23.15 23.84

(ii) 3 General worker 24.29 25.02 25.77 22.48 23.16 23.85 23.56 24.27 25.00

(iii) 1 Builder worker & Learner Category 4 26.73 27.53 28.36 24.73 25.47 26.24 25.92 26.70 27.50

(iii) 2 Builder worker & Learner Category 3 29.39 30.28 31.18 27.20 28.02 28.86 28.52 29.37 30.25

(iii) 3 Builder worker & Learner Category 2 32.34 33.31 34.31 29.92 30.82 31.74 31.38 32.32 33.29

(iii) 4 Builder worker & Learner Category 1 35.57 36.64 37.74 32.92 33.91 34.93 34.51 35.54 36.61

(iv) Artisan: Carpet/Floor layer, Crane operator, Painter and

Water proofer 39.13 40.31 41.52 37.97 39.11 40.28 37.97 39.11 40.28

(v) 1 Artisan in all other trades 43.05 44.34 45.67 41.75 43.01 44.30 41.75 43.01 44.30

(v) 2 Artisan in all other trades 47.36 48.78 50.24 45.92 47.30 48.72 45.92 47.30 48.72

(v) 3 Artisan in all other trades 52.08 53.64 55.25 50.52 52.03 53.59 50.52 52.03 53.59

(v) 4 Artisan in all other trades 57.30 59.02 60.79 55.57 57.24 58.96 55.57 57.24 58.96

(v) 5 Artisan in all other trades 63.02 64.91 66.86 61.14 62.97 64.86 61.14 62.97 64.86

(v) 6 Artisan in all other trades 69.33 71.41 73.55 67.25 69.26 71.34 67.25 69.26 71.34

(v) 7 Artisan in all other trades 76.26 78.55 80.90 73.98 76.20 78.48 73.98 76.20 78.48

(v) 8 Artisan in all other trades 83.88 86.39 88.98 81.37 83.81 86.33 81.37 83.81 86.33

(vi) Full time Guard (per 9 hour day) 202.25 208.32 214.56 202.25 208.32 214.56 202.25 208.32 214.56

Drivers of motor vehicles and operators which are required to be in possession of a code: (per 9 hour day)

(vii) 1 B – Driver`s license 240.59 247.80 255.24 222.57 229.25 236.13 233.28 240.28 247.49

(vii) 2 C1 – Driver`s license 264.55 272.49 280.66 244.82 252.17 259.73 256.69 264.39 272.32

(vii) 3 C or EB or EC1 – Driver`s license 291.07 299.80 308.79 269.35 277.43 285.75 282.38 290.85 299.58

(vii) 4 EC – Driver`s license 352.19 362.76 373.64 341.65 351.90 362.46 341.65 351.90 362.46

L. ONTONG SECRETARY

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