Notices > Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry - Greater Northern Region > Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement > Addendum 2 : Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay, minimum hourly rates of pay and subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)

1.	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2026 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2026 – (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	5.5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 1.2 and subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Semi-skilled employee	04	5.5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Skilled employee	03	5.5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Chargehand	02	5.5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	5.5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 1.3 below.

1.1

In the event that employees who received the across-the-board wage increases still receive hourly rates of pay less than the minimum hourly rates of pay of their respective occupation skills levels, these employees must receive an additional adjustment of their hourly rates of pay to be at least that of the minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay for the applicable occupation skills level.

1.2	General Workers: The across-the-board increase from the first full pay week in May 2026 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2026, for such general workers.

1.3	Increase Threshold

1.3.1

A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2026, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across the board increase minus 1.25%.

1.3.2

In the event that an employee earns above the threshold only when the full across the board increase is to be awarded, such employee may not be awarded the full across the board increase, but shall receive an increase up to the threshold or the across the board increase minus 1.25%, whichever is the greater.

[Addendum 2, Clause 1 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 7330 of GG54436, dated 31 March 2026]

2.	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2026 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2026 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General Worker	05	R30-23 per hour As per the National minimum wage rate effective from 1 March 2026
	Semi-skilled employee	04	R32-83 per hour
	Skilled employee	03	R34-10 per hour
	Chargehand	02	R36-79 per hour
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	R36-79 per hour

2.1.

In the event that the Government implements any amendments to the national minimum hourly rate of pay and the hourly rates of pay of the employees above are below the national minimum hourly rate of pay, such hourly rates of pay shall be adjusted to the national minimum hourly rate of pay in accordance with the implementation date of such.

[Addendum 2, Clause 2 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 7330 of GG54436, dated 31 March 2026]

3.	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2027 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2027– (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General worker	05	5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to the offset in clause 3.2 and subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Semi-skilled employee	04	5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Skilled employee	03	5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Chargehand	02	5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	5% increase of actual hourly rate of pay, subject to clause 3.3 below.

3.1

3.2	General Workers: The across-the-board increase from the first full pay week in May 2027 to be offset against the national minimum wage increases when implemented, earlier in 2027, for such general workers.

3.3	Increase Threshold

3.3.1

A wage threshold of 40% above any minimum prescribed hourly rate of pay is implemented as from the first full pay week in May 2027, provided that the employee who is already earning a wage above the threshold will only receive the across-the-board increase minus 1%.

3.3.2

In the event that an employee earns above the threshold only when the full across the board increase is to be awarded, such employee may not be awarded the full across the board increase but shall receive an increase up to the threshold or the across-the-board increase minus 1%, whichever is the greater.

[Addendum 2, Clause 3 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 7330 of GG54436, dated 31 March 2026]

4.	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2027 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

Sector	Occupation Skills Level	Occupation Skills Level Code	Prescribed minimum hourly rates of pay effective for 52 weeks from the first full pay week in MAY 2027 (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)
Furniture, Bedding and Upholstery	General worker	05	As per the national minimum wage rate increase
	Semi-skilled employee	04	R34-47 per hour
	Skilled employee	03	R35-81 per hour
	Chargehand	02	R38-63 per hour
	Foreman/Supervisor	01	R38-63 per hour

4.1

[Addendum 2, Clause 4 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 7330 of GG54436, dated 31 March 2026]

5.	Subsistence allowance (As gazetted by the Minister under Government Gazette 48356 under Notice R.1727 of 31 March 2023) (for all areas excluding the Free State Province):

The following minimum subsistence allowance is payable:

5.1	From 1 May 2026 – R180-00 per night

5.2	From 1 May 2027 – R180-00 per night

[Addendum 2, Clause 5 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 7330 of GG54436, dated 31 March 2026]

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

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Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Addendum 2 : Prescribed across the board increases of actual hourly rates of pay, minimum hourly rates of pay and subsistence allowance (for all areas excluding the Free State Province)