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Extension of council main agreements
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney
On 4 May 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, published Government Gazettes on the extension of Council Collective Agreements in respect of:
- National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry of South Africa; and
- National Textile Bargaining Council.
These agreements have been extended to bind non-parties in the industries during the COVID-19 lockdown.
These agreements can, respectively, be found at:
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