Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry: Horticulture Sector (SI 94 of 2024)

641 S.I. 94 of 2024Statutory Instrument 94 of 2024. [CAP. 28:01 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry: Horticulture Sector IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has, in terms of section 80(1) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01], approved the publication of the Collective Bargaining Agreement set out in the Schedule which was registered in terms of section 79 of the Act. SCHEDULE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT: AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY (HORTICULTURE SUBSECTOR) Made and entered in accordance with the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01], as amended from time to time, between the Zimbabwe Agricultural Employers Organisation (ZAEO), Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU), Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU), Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) and Agro employer representatives (herein referred to as “the employer parties”), of the one part and the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) and Horticulture, General Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (HGAPWUZ) (herein referred to as “the employee parties”) of the other part. The employer parties and the employee parties, being parties to the National Employment Council for the Agricultural Industry in Zimbabwe, have agreed to abide by the arbitral award delivered on 31st March, 2023, covering the period 1st September, 2022 to 30th November, 2022, on minimum wages of the Horticulture subsector. Parties further agreed on 28th July, 2023, to vary the arbitral award minimum wage into two components for the month of July, 2023, only for the purpose of processing payments as follows: 1. A component fixed in the United States dollar of 60% using the Interbank rate of 20th July which stood at USD1: 4,752.27140 payable in the Zimbabwe dollar, and a further component payable in the United States dollar of 40%. 642 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry: Horticulture Sector Schedule: Arbitral Award Minimum wages for the Horticulture subsector for the month of July, 2023 only. GRADING SCHEDULE FORMER MINI MUM WAGE 1ST JUNE, 2022 FORMER MINI MUM WAGES 20TH JUNE, 2023 USD1: 6,860.23030 ARBITRAL AWARD MINIMUM WAGES AGREE MENT EFFEC TIVE 1ST SEPTEM BER, 2022 ARBI TRAL AWARD MINIMUM WAGES JULY, 2023 ONLY PAYABLE IN USD ARBI TRAL AWARD MINI MUM WAGES JULY, 2023 ONLY CON VERTED AT INTER BANK RATE MINIMUM WAGES AT INTER BANK RATE AS AT 20TH JULY, 2023 USD1: 4,752.27140 GRADE USD (CON VERTED) ZWD USD USD COMPO NENT USD (CON VERTED) ZWD A1 65 445 915 76 30 46 216 704 A2 70 480 216 82 33 49 233 812 A3 76 521 378 89 36 53 253 771 B1 82 562 539 96 38 58 273 731 B2 87 596 840 102 41 61 290 839 B3 94 644 862 110 44 66 313 650 B4 101 692 883 118 47 71 336 461 B5 109 747 765 128 51 77 364 974 C1 118 809 507 138 55 83 393 488 C2 128 878 109 150 60 90 427 704 NB: Figures have been rounded off to the nearest USD and Zimbabwean Dollar. Exemptions/Reviews Establishments or employees may apply to the National Employment Council for exemption or partial exemption/review from paying wages as set up in the above schedule, stating the reasons why that application should be considered, within 14 days of the date of agreement. Declaration The employers and the trade unions having arrived at the agreement set forth herein, the undersigned officer of the Council 643 S.I. 94 of 2024 hereby declare that the foregoing is the agreement arrived at and affix their signatures hereto. Signed at Harare on the 28th of July, 2023. The agreement is binding on all organisations within the agricultural industry. F. ZONDO, Chairperson—Employees’ Representative. T. NYIRENDA, Vice Chairperson—Employers’ Representative. D. MADYAUSIKU, Chief Executive Officer—NEC Agriculture. 644 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry: Horticulture Sector Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 24th May, 2024. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare.