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Owners of restaurants, fast food outlets and related businesses can breathe a sigh of relief after the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA) obtained an interdict against the newly formed Bargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades (the Bargaining Council).
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In January, new wage rules were gazetted for all restaurants in South Africa as part of a controversial collective agreement.
Industry bodies launched a legal bid against the new agreement, and on Tuesday was granted an urgent court interdict.
For now, employers won t have to comply with the new rules, which
included mandatory pay hikes, December bonuses and weekly payments to clean uniforms.
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The restaurant industry struck a legal blow against a costly set of new rules for staff pay, which would have included mandatory pay hikes, December bonuses and weekly payments to clean uniforms.
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From this week, restaurants and fast-food outlets face new rules for employee remuneration, including a new requirement to pay a December bonus and a range of new levies.
This after government extended the newly formed bargaining council’s collective agreement to all employers – including those who are not part of the council.
But restaurants – bleeding from lockdown restrictions - plan a legal fight.
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From this week, all restaurants and fast-food outlets in South Africa face a costly set of new rules for staff remuneration, which includes December bonuses and weekly payments to clean uniforms.
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The hospitality industry is heading to court over new labour rules for fast-food outlets, restaurants, and caterers.
Restaurants and fast-food outlets are facing a raft of new rules after the Labour Department unilaterally extended the bargaining councilâs collective agreement to include employers who were not previously part of the council.
The agreement with the Bargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering, and Allied Trades now applies to all employers and employees in the industry.
A higher wage bill, December bonuses, and weekly payments to clean uniforms are just some of the additional costs payable by employers under the collective bargaining agreement.