Common use of EMPLOYMENT OF TRADE UNION LABOUR Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYMENT OF TRADE UNION LABOUR. (1) No employer who is a member of an employers' organisation (which is a party to the Council), shall continue to employ an employee - (a) who, while being eligible for membership of the union, is not a member of the union as at the date of coming into operation of this part of the Agreement; or (b) who does not become a member of the trade union within a period of 90 days from such date. (c) The provisions of this clause shall apply to persons who are eligible for membership in terms of the constitution of the union or employers’ organisation or who have been refused membership of or expelled from the union or employers’ organisation. (1) Every employer shall forward all deductions made from the remuneration of employees in respect of union membership fees to the Secretary of the Regional Chamber, P O Box 1142, Woodstock, 7915, within seven days from the end of the month in which the deductions fall due. The Regional Chamber shall forward the amounts to the Secretary of the union, together with such analyses of the amounts as are received from employers by not later than the end of the month in which the fees were received. (2) For this part of the agreement no union membership subscriptions may be - (a) paid to a political party as an affiliation fee; (b) contributed in cash or kind to a political party or a person standing for election to any political office; or (c) used for any expenditure that does not advance or protect the socio-economic interests of employees.