sie Guide to Agony Shop Agreements — Deparment Labour zousyorns vase Avout Us | Contacts | Services | Media Desk | Tenders | Vacances Site Map Basic Guide to Agency Shop Agreements [A type of collective agreement, an agency shop agreement requires employers to deduct @ fee from the mages of non-union workers to ensure that non: Union workers, who Denefit from the union bargaining effort, make 9 contribution toworde thoze ettorte labour j Doparment Labour REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Home Application _ Fhe abour Rela members ofthe: ‘© ational Defence Force; © National Inteligence Agency: or © South Afican Secret Service See @ Labour Relations Act Applies to all workers and employers and alms to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democracy of the workplace, What is an Agency Shop Agreement? An agency shop agreements aa type of collective agreement that reuies employers to ceduct an agreed agency fee rom the wages of workers who ‘members ofthe trace union ‘ofan agency shop is to ensure that non-union workers, whe nevertheless benefit from the unions beraaining efforts, make a contribution towards those efforts. Partios An agency shop agreement is concluded by © e majority trade union (1 er mare trade unions whose members are @ majority ofthe workers employed), and © anemployer or employers’ ergenisation. Deductions Employers do not need a workers permission to deduct the agreed agency fee from the workers wages. ‘Based on Legislation n Section 25, ofthe Labour Relations Act Conscientious Objectors Conscientious objectors (workers vno refuse to Delong to 8 union on tne grouncs of conscience) may request that thelrfees are palé to a func ‘seministered by the Department of Labour 250d en Lgislaten in Section 25, othe Latour Rlatons Act Legal Force ‘An ageney snop agreement legally binging only it + workers are nt foreee to become members of he trade union; 5 tie ageney fe is tbe same a o ens than the rede union sUbscipions (here there are 2 or more rage anions, the Nghest subscription may othe feee at only sed to advance or protect the scio-econoric interes of workers {Based on Legislation in Section 25, ofthe Labour Relations Act slated Links _ © Basic Guide to Closed Shop Agreements ‘The Labour Relations Act allows for an seement equiting non-union workers to join the union © Basic Guide to Collective Agreements ‘The Labour Relations Act provides for agreements thet alter conditions of employment 2 Basic Guide to Employers Organisations Under the Labour Relations Act, employers may form or ein groups that represent employers in collective bargaining 2 Bosic Guide to Trade Unions ‘rage unions are necessary for bargaining or workers' rights ard benefits and they regulate industrial relations. le /RTB/DoL R208 icK2OGices/ abou ZOLans/LBA/DEL 2B iR2OGuR2OH en POSPOPHADAGTMeN2D—FAODevermentaosAOabourmebsrtie Page LA