Services and Statutory Duties
This section outlines the key services, responsibilities and statutory functions performed by the Furniture Bargaining Council within its registered scope.
Our services and duties comprise the following
- 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, 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.
- Amalgamate with other Bargaining Councils when so required.
- Administer funds or schemes for the parties and non-parties to the Council or their members, including pension, provident fund, medical aid, sick pay, holiday bonus, leave pay, unemployment and training schemes.
- Facilitate and participate in industry wage negotiations.
- Prevent and resolve labour disputes.
- Promote and establish training and education schemes.
- Conduct non-accredited and CCMA-accredited dispute resolution functions, including 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 with the industry’s collective agreements.
- Keep 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.
- Provide industrial support services.
- Support the Department of Employment and Labour in its endeavours to reach its goals in relation to our industry stakeholders.
Furniture Bargaining Council