Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Addendum 1 : Fees, Levies and Contributions Payable to the Council

4. Sick Benefit Societies
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4.1 FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS – MEMBERS EMPLOYED PRIOR TO THE 1ST FULL PAY WEEK IN MAY 2020 (for all areas EXCLUDING the Free State Province)
4.1.1 Furnmed Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the Council at the prescribed rates by the employer and employee when more than 20 hours’ wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.1.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.1.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.1.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.1.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.1.2

Member:

R62-50 per week payable by the employee and R30-50 per week per employee, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

 

4.1.3

Adult dependants:

R48-00 per week payable, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.1.4

Minor dependants:

R48-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.1.5

Extraordinary dependants:

R108-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

The medical allowance payable by the employer in clause 4.1.2 above shall only apply to employees who were members of the Furnmed Sick Benefit Society and in the employer's employment, as at the 1st full pay week in May 2020.

[Addendum 1, Clause 4(4.1) substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025]

 

4.2 FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS – MEMBERS EMPLOYED FROM THE 1ST FULL PAY WEEK IN MAY 2020 AND THEREAFTER (All areas EXCLUDING the Free State Province)
4.2.1 Furnmed Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the Council at the prescribed rates by the employer and employee when more than 20 hours’ wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.2.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.2.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.2.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.2.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.2.2

Member:

R93-00 per week payable by the employee only

 

4.2.3

Adult dependants:

R48-00 per week payable, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.2.4

Minor dependants:

R48-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.2.5

Extraordinary dependants:

R108-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

[Addendum 1, Clause 4(4.2) substituted by section 4(2) of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025]

 

4.3 FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS MEMBERS EMPLOYED PRIOR TO THE 1st  FULL PAY WEEK IN MAY 2020 (for the Free State Province ONLY)
4.3.1 Furnmed Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the Council at the prescribed rates by the employer and employee when more than 20 hours' wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.3.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.3.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.3.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.3.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.3.2

Member

R43-50 per week payable by the employee and R30-50 per week per employee, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

 

4.3.3

Adult dependants:

R48-00 per week, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.3.4

Minor dependants:

R48-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.3.5

4.3.5        Extraordinary dependants:

R101-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

The medical allowance payable by the employer in clause 4.3.2 above shall only apply to employees who were members of the Furnmed Sick Benefit Society and in the employer's employment, as at the 1st full pay week in May 2020.

[Addendum 1, Clause 4(4.3) inserted by section 4(3) of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025 - subsequent paragraphs renumbered]

 

4.4 FURNMED SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS MEMBERS EMPLOYED FROM THE 1st FULL PAY WEEK IN MAY 2020 AND THEREAFTER (for the Free State Province ONLY)
4.4.1 Furnmed Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the Council at the prescribed rates by the employee when more than 20 hours' wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.4.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.4.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.4.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.4.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.4.2

Member

R74-00 per week payable by the employee only.

 

4.4.3

Adult dependants:

R48-00 per week, per adult dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.4.4

Minor dependants:

R48-00 per week, per minor dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.4.5

Extraordinary dependants:

R101-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

[Addendum 1, Clause 4(4.4) inserted by section 4(4) of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025 - subsequent paragraphs renumbered]

 

4.5 NUFAWSA SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS –  MEMBERS EMPLOYED PRIOR TO THE 1ST FULL PAY WEEK IN MAY 2020 (for all areas INCLUDING the Free State Province)
4.5.1 NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers of South Africa or their nominated administrator at the prescribed rates by the employer and employee when more than 20 hours’ wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.5.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.5.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.5.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.5.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.5.2

Member:

R57-50 per week, payable by the employee and R30-50 per week, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

 

4.5.3

Member plus 1 dependants:

R69-50 per week, payable by the employee and R30-50 per week, payable by the employer as a medical allowance.

 

4.5.4

Additional minor dependants

(under the age of 18)

R20-00 per week, per dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.5.5

Extraordinary dependants:

R110-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

The medical allowance payable by the employer in clause 4.5.2 above shall only apply to employees who were members of the Furnmed Sick Benefit Society and in the employer's employment, as at the 1st full pay week in May 2020.

[Addendum 1, new Clause 4(4.5) substituted by section 4(5) of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025]

 

4.6 NUFAWSA SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY (for all areas INCLUDING the Free State Province)
4.6.1 NUFAWSA Sick Benefit Society contributions shall be payable to the National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers of South Africa or their nominated administrator at the prescribed rates by the employee only when more than 20 hours’ wages per week are payable to an employee. To determine the number of hours worked by the employee, the calculation must include the ordinary hours worked by the employee as well as the hours which would ordinarily have been worked by the employee on:
4.6.1.1 paid public holidays;
4.6.1.2 trade union representative leave days;
4.6.1.3 the first 3 days per annum of paid sick leave days on condition that an acceptable medical certificate is presented by the employee to his employer and that such sick leave days do not fall on a Monday or a Friday or on the day before or after a public holiday; and
4.6.1.4 family responsibility leave days for the first 2 days only which are related to the death of an employee’s spouse, life partner, employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling and upon submission of the relevant death certificate by the employee to his employer.

 

4.6.2

Member:

R88-00 per week payable by the employee only.

 

4.6.3

Member plus 1 dependant:

R100-00 per week, per dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.6.4

Additional minor dependants

(under the age of 18)

R20-00 per week, per dependant, payable by the employee only.

 

4.6.5

Extraordinary dependant:

R110-00 per week, per extraordinary dependant, payable by the employee only.

[Addendum 1, new Clause 4(4.6) substituted by section 4(6) of Notice No. R.6036, GG52379, dated 25 March 2025]