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BCCEI Circular -19 April 2023 - Basic Conditions of Employment Act No75 of 1997 Earnings Threshold

Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryRef: https://bccei.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BCCEI-Circular-19-April-2023-Basic-Conditions-of-Employment-Act-No-75-of-1997-Earnings-Threshold.pdf

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Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

This document is a circular from the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry informing employers about the updated earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, effective 1 March 2023. The threshold is set at R241,110.59 per year, above which employees are excluded from certain employment protections. The circular instructs firms to adjust dispute levy contributions for non-scheduled employees to R25.12 per month per employee, with equal employer contribution.

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employer compliance requirementOngoing

Adjustment of dispute levy contributions for non-scheduled employees

Civil engineering firms must adjust their monthly dispute levy contributions for non-scheduled employees to a capped amount of R25.12 per employee per month, with an equal contribution required from the employer, based on the updated earnings threshold effective 1 March 2023.

Who it is for
civil engineering firms
How to act on it
Review the updated earnings threshold and adjust dispute levy contributions accordingly for non-scheduled employees.

The document's recorded date is 1 March 2023. Confirm on the official source.

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For employees that do not fall within the Bargaining Unit (Non-Scheduled Employees), the BCCEI dispute levy contributions taking in account the above changes on the Earnings Threshold, must be adjusted to the capped amount of R 25-12 per employee per month with an equal contribution by the employer.
employer obligationNot applicable

Dispute levy contribution adjustment for non-scheduled employees

Employers in the civil engineering industry must adjust the monthly dispute levy contributions for non-scheduled employees to R 25.12 per employee, with an equal contribution required from the employer, effective from 1 March 2023.

Who it is for
civil engineering firms and employers of non-scheduled employees
How to act on it
Adjust dispute levy contributions to R 25.12 per employee per month with equal employer contribution

The document's recorded date is 1 March 2023. Confirm on the official source.

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For employees that do not fall within the Bargaining Unit (Non-Scheduled Employees), the BCCEI dispute levy contributions taking in account the above changes on the Earnings Threshold, must be adjusted to the capped amount of R 25-12 per employee per month with an equal contribution by the employer.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, Eastern Cape

Reference

https://bccei.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BCCEI-Circular-19-April-2023-Basic-Conditions-of-Employment-Act-No-75-of-1997-Earnings-Threshold.pdf

Amounts

R 241 111, R 25

Key Takeaways

  • 1 March 2023
  • R241,110.59
  • BCCEI Circular -19 April 2023
  • Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997
  • Earnings Threshold
  • R25.12
  • Non-Scheduled Employees
  • Dispute Levy
  • Government Notice No. 48092
  • Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi
  • Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry
  • Department of Employment and Labour
  • Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi
  • Y G Moodley
  • www.gpwonline.co.za
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  • DBN Suite 102, Gateview Office Park, 3 Sugarclose, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, 4320
  • CT 2nd Floor, Sunbel Building, 3 Old Paarl Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7530
  • PE 51 6th Avenue, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, 6055
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  • BFN Boward Building, 107 Zastron Street, Westdene, Bloemfontein, 9301

Dates

Closing Date

1 March 2023