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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 Wage Rates and Technical Schedules

21 October 2022

As you are aware the Minister of Employment and Labour has gazetted and extended the Main Agreement to non-parties with effect from 17 October 2022. It is obligatory to implement the Main Agreement provisions at all metal and engineering industry businesses. 

We have previously circulated a link to download the Government Gazette. If you may want to view the Technical Schedules contained in the Main Agreement they can be found below:

Increase to the MEIBC Administration and Dispute Levy Agreements

20 October 2022

Please note that the Minister of Employment and Labour has extended the Administration and the Dispute Levy Agreements to non-parties effective from 17 October 2022.

  • The Administration Levy has increased from R1.72 per week to R1.96 per week and R7.45 per month to R8.49 per month.
  • The Dispute Levy has increased from 0.62 per week to R0.71 per week and R2.68 per month to R3.07 per month

See note below for the levies and contributions which are applicable to SAEFA member companies.

MEIBC-MIBFA LEVIES & CONTRIBUTIONS AS AT 17 OCTOBER 2022

 

Minister of Employment and Labour ignores pleas from employers and extends detrimental Main Agreement

7 October 2022

Despite receiving numerous objections from hundreds of employers in the metal industry, employer associations and industry lobby groups, the Minister of Employment of Labour has extended the Consolidated Main Agreement to non-parties.

The extension is effective as of 17 October 2022, making it obligatory to implement the Main Agreement provisions at all metal and engineering industry businesses. 

SAEFA will continue to explore all avenues with our legal advisors and will keep members abreast of developments as they occur.

The Government Gazette is available at the following link:

http://www.gpwonline.co.za/GPWGazettes.htm Click on the first link under the Government Gazettes heading (472254_7-10_NationalRegulation)

Please note that this extension will necessitate the submitting of applications for exemption for many of our members. We will be running workshops and webinars on how to submit an exemption in the coming weeks. Please look out for those dates, which will be communicated early next week.

Socio-Economic Protest Action 7 October 2022

3 October 2022

Please see the attached below a S77(1)(d) notice by COSATU, which is based on the 2017 notice on economic crisis.  According to the notice, COSATU will embark on protest marches and pickets on 7 October 2022. The notices comply with the requirements of the LRA and the protest action will be protected.  This means that any employee that chooses to participate in the industrial action may not be disciplined for doing so, but the principle of no work, no pay will apply.  Also, employees who participate are not entitled to accumulate a shift for Leave Pay and Leave Enhancement Pay purposes.

COSATU Notice to Nedlac of Intention to Proceed with Protest Action