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

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry

Pharmaceutical Sector

Substantive Agreement 2025/2027

Extension to Non-parties of the Pharmaceutical Sector Collective Agreement

Chapter 6

24. Retrenchment

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24.1The parties agreed that severance pay was legislated for, and in terms of the Labour Relations Act, the circumstances giving rise to the retrenchment should be taken into account when considering the amount of severance to be paid.

 

24.2It is therefore agreed that the Sector would not negotiate a common severance package for the Pharmaceutical Sector, but rather both parties commit to consult and engage effectively at the company/plant level as and when the need arises.