Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council for the Chemical IndustryPetroleum SectorSubstantive Agreement 2025/2028Chapter 930. Default Payments |
| 30.1 | In an event that an employer pays levies that are due to the Council in terms of this Substantive Agreement, in any manner other than cash, and such levy contributions are dishonoured for any reason whatsoever, then in such an event, a penalty fee shall be imposed on the employer, the penalty fee shall be equal to 3.5%. |
Any penalty fee plus the full amount originally due, shall be payable to the Council.
| 30.2 | If it becomes necessary for the Council to institute legal action in a court of law for the recovery of any levies due but not paid after having been requested in any way whatsoever, then the debtor shall be liable for all legal expenses incurred by the Council in the means of recovering the levies due. |
This includes attorney fees, an arbitrator, or a collections agency having been instructed by the Council to collect the levies.
