Hospitality sector launches court bid to oppose bombshell laws for restaurants
20 January 2021 7:02 PM
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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.
Ina Opperman The beleaguered hospitality sector is heading to court over the extension of the Bargaining Council Collective Agreement for Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades without consultation. Image: iStock.
Constructive engagement with government revealed that consultation was not required by law for the agreement to be extended.
Collective agreement
According to the
Government Gazette published on 8 January, all tearooms, restaurants, catering establishments, coffee shops, pubs, taverns, roadhouses, cafes, snack bars, fast food outlets, convenience stores and industrial, commercial and function caterers across the country, excluding Johannesburg and Pretoria, which already have an agreement in place, will be required to adhere to new conditions of employment.
Union wants Amathole Municipality to be placed under administration Updated
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The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Eastern Cape has called for the cash-strapped Amatole District Municipality to be placed under administration.
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Samwu said it was shocked and angered by a circular last week from Municipal Manager Thandekile Mnyimba, informing workers and councillors that they would not be paid for a period of four months.
A memorandum was issued by the municipality advising the employees, councillors and traditional leaders would not be paid for February, April, May and June due to “strained financial resources”.