Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council for the Private Security SectorCouncil Levies Collective Agreement3. Definitions |
Any expression used in this Agreement which is defined in the LRA, shall have the same meaning as in that Act, and any reference to an Act shall include any amendment to such Act, and unless the contrary intention appears, words Importing the masculine gender shall include females; further, unless inconsistent with the context—
means an employee who has completed or is deemed to have completed a contract of apprenticeship in a trade designated or deemed to have been designated in terms of the Manpower Training Act, 1981, or who holds a certificate issued or deemed to have been issued to the employee by the Registrar of Manpower Training and conferring Artisan status on the employee in term of that Act, and any other employee engaged in work normally performed by an Artisan except where specifically otherwise provided in this determination.
means the Labour Relations Act as amended, 1995 (Act No.66 of 1995).
means the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector, registered in terms of section 29 of the Act.
means an employee who is engaged in any one or more of the following duties:
| (a) | adding or subtracting, including making use of a machine; |
| (b) | checking attendance registers or entering particulars in connection with employees who are absent or present or the time spent by employees on different tasks at establishments or places of employment; |
| (c) | filing documents according to written Instructions or a list, in any order; |
| (d) | interpreting or translating languages; |
| (e) | issuing passes or preparing certificates of service; |
| (t) | issuing time cards; |
| (g) | preparing wage or time cards; |
| (h) | recording particulars of annual or sick leave; |
| (I) | recording particulars in registers otherwise than by means of a typewriter, |
| (j) | recording the engagement, dismissal or resignation of employees, including any necessary entries in an employee's file or documents; or |
| (k) | transferring names and addresses from compiled documents to envelopes, labels or circulars otherwise than by means of a typewriter. |
means an employee who is engaged in writing, typing or filing or in any other form of clerical work and includes a cashier, storeman, a telephone switch-board operator, and who may make up money into specified amounts and place such money in envelopes or other containers, but does not include any other class of employee elsewhere defined in this clause, notwithstanding the fact that clerical work may form part of such employee's work;
means an employee, other than a security officer, grade A, B or C, who drives a motor vehicle, and for the purposes of this definition the expression "drives a motor vehicle" Includes ail periods during which an employee drives, all time spent of work connected with the vehicle or the load, and all periods during which the employee is obliged to remain at the post in readiness to drive;
means any person who works for another person or who in any manner assist in carrying on or conducting a business of an employer, and who receives, or is entitled to receive any remuneration; and "employ" and "employment" has corresponding meaning, which also includes: independent contractors, non-standard employees and fixed term contract employees.
[Definition substituted by section 3(a) of Notice No. R.6544, GG53226, dated 26 August 2025]
means an employee who is engaged in any one or more of the following duties:
| (a) | affixing postage stamps to letters, parcels or other articles; |
| (b) | affixing rubber stamps or serial numbers where discretion is not required; |
| (c) | assisting an Artisan by holding articles or tools or working with the Artisan without making independent use of any tools; |
| (d) | assisting on vehicles, otherwise than driving, guarding or repairing such vehicles, carrying, lifting storing, moving, loading, unloading, opening or closing goods or parcels and or; |
| (e) | cleaning or washing premises, doors, windows, equipment, tools, plant, machinery, furniture, vehicles, containers or other articles, and includes the polishing of floors, furniture or vehicles or the brushing of mats or the cleaning of mats by means of a machine; |
| (f) | cooking rations or making tea or similar beverages for employees, including serving them, or making tea or other refreshments for the employer or the employer's guests, including the serving thereof; |
| (g) | delivering or conveying messages, letters, goods, or parcels on foot, or by any means excluding motor vehicles; |
| (h) | feeding or tending animals; |
| (i) | filling fuel tanks or filling or draining oil sumps; |
| (j) | gardening |
| (k) | oiling or greasing vehicles, plant or machinery; |
| (I) | opening or closing doors or windows; |
| (m) | pushing or pulling vehicles otherwise than by means of mechanical equipment; |
| (n) | removing refuse or ashes; |
| (o) | removing, replacing, changing wheels, tyres or tubes, or repairing or pumping tyres or tubes; |
| (p) | removing, topping up or replacing batteries; |
| (q) | replacing towels, soap or toilet paper; |
| (r) | stamping or stencilling containers or parcels where discretion is not required; |
| (s) | washing or ironing overalls, uniforms or protective clothing and; |
| (t) | whitewashing, cleaning or disinfecting kennels, stables, outbuildings or toilets. |
means an employee, other than an apprentice or a trainee, who is engaged in making minor repairs or adjustments to machinery or equipment, and who may also effect minor repairs or renovations to buildings, but who does not do any work normally performed by an artisan.
means the fee as set out in Clause 5 of this Agreement
[Definition deleted by section 3(b) of Notice No. R.6544, GG53226, dated 26 August 2025]
means a security officer, grade A, B, C, D and E including those that performs armed response and national key point duties.
means a separate and distinct business entity, together with its branches or subsidiaries, if any, including co-operative enterprises, who employs less than 100 employees irrespective of the annual turnover.
means the basic salary an employee earns or is payable to an employee excluding any hours to be paid at a premium rates.