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South African Engineers’ and Founders’ Association

The SA Engineers and Founders Association (SAEFA) represents the interests of hundreds of member companies in the metal and engineering industry. These companies range in size from very small employers to large multinational organisations. SAEFA not only offers a wide range of direct services to member companies but also represents the interests of our members at both industry and national levels. 

SAEFA’s direct services to member companies, available at a reduced fee to these companies compared to what a non-member company would pay in the market, include assistance on all matters affecting the relationship between themselves and their employees/trade unions – for example:

  • Dispute resolution, conciliation, mediation and arbitration services 
  • Advice, assistance, consultancy and training on labour legislation, employment conditions and all other Industrial Relations matters
  • Assistance is also provided with health and safety matters, broad-based black economic empowerment, contract price adjustments and skills development through our affiliate organisations

For full information on these services contact SAEFA’s Executive Director, Gordon Angus, at gordon@saefa.co.za. 

SAEFA also represents the interests of our member companies in all industry negotiations with the industry’s trade unions, not only on wages and other conditions of employment but also on the industry’s benefit funds which provide benefits to employees such as pensions, permanent disability and sick pay benefits. SAEFA has its own seats at the MEIBC, participating directly in all activities there.

Being a member of SAEFA allows you to have a direct say in what happens in your industry.

 

News

Main Agreement extension attempt halted

26 October

On 16 October 2018, the Director of Collective Bargaining at the Department of Labour (DoL) sent a letter to the Acting General Secretary of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC), informing him that the request for gazettal and extension of the Main Agreement could not be processed. 

It has been agreed that the parties will discuss how to respond to this letter at the MEIBC Management Committee Meeting on 6 November 2018.

We have drafted a memo that may be placed on Company notice boards for your employees’ attention.

Memo for employees on non-extension of the MA

Update following the extension request of the Settlement Agreement

The Steinhoff Saga: get the chilling inside scoop on SA's Biggest Ever Corporate Crash - 30 October 2018

Plastics Industry Strike Action

11 October 2018

Please note that NUMSA has issued notice of intended strike action to take place from 15 October 2018.  SAEFA and other industry employer bodies have approached the Labour Court on an urgent basis.  In the event that the Court is unable to provide the necessary clarity before any member experiences industrial action, please contact us directly.

Please note that this action is expected to only affect employers in the plastics sector and not the broader SAEFA membership.

For more information, please contact Gordon.