The Furniture Bargaining Council render services and
perform statutory duties specific to the Furniture, Bedding & Upholstery
Manufacturing Industry in the Provinces of
Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Free State.
Our services and duties comprise of the following:
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Adopt and when necessary amend the Constitution
for the Bargaining Council, which needs to comply with minimum legislative
requirements;
·
Conclude collective agreements between
parties to the Bargaining Council and, when so required, to renew or extend
such collective agreements to non-parties;
·
Appoint agents and designated agents to
promote, monitor and enforce compliance with any of the collective agreements
concluded in the Bargaining Council;
·
Amalgamation with other Bargaining Councils
when so required;
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Administration of funds or schemes for the parties
and non-parties to the Council or their members (pension, provident fund,
medical aid, sick pay, holiday bonus, leave pay, unemployment, training, etc.);
·
Facilitation and participation in industry wage
negotiations;
·
Prevent and resolve labour disputes;
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Promote and establish training and education
schemes;
·
Conduct non-accredited and CCMA-accredited dispute
resolution functions (conciliations, mediations, arbitrations and sector
demarcations) between employers and employees in the Industry, between the parties
to this Council and between stakeholders of different sectors;
·
Monitor and enforce compliance of the
Industry’s collective agreements;
·
Keeping of all accounting records and minutes
of official meetings;
·
Develop proposals for submission to NEDLAC or
any other forum on policy and legislation which may affect the area or sector;
·
Determine matters which may not be made an
issue in dispute for the purpose of a strike or lock-out at the workplace;
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Provide industrial support services;
·
Support the Department of Employment and
Labour in any of its endeavours to reach its goals in relation to our industry
stakeholders.