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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

Leave Management & COVID-19 Webinar - 29 September

15 September 2021

Business continues to be exceptionally difficult for industry employers – the industry had not fully recovered from 2008 crash before the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.  Economic indicators paint a bleak picture of the immediate future in manufacturing.

One of the biggest causes of financial strain on a business is having to pay employees where there is no reciprocal value added to the business.  Although employees are entitled to various forms of leave, make sure you’re not leaving money on the table!

The South African Engineers’ and Founders’ Association, in association with Gordon Angus and Associates is running a 2-3 hour webinar on Wednesday 29 September at 14:00, to guide employers through the legislative requirements of all forms of leave, including how to apply Covid-19 Regulations in the workplace.

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Wage Negotiation Update No. 41

14 September 2021

Please see a report below following today’s MEIBC Manco-appointed subcommittee meeting to discuss the dispute declared by NUMSA in the industry wage negotiation:

Wage Negotiation Advisory No 41

We have also included a notice for employees that may be placed on company notice boards, at management’s discretion:

Notice to SAEFA Member Employees - 14 September 2021

 

Wage Negotiation Advisory No. 40

7 September 2021

Please see below the latest update regarding wage negotiations:

Wage Negotiation Advisory No. 40

 

NUMSA's planned pickets not protected

19 August 2021

Late on Monday afternoon, SAEFA received the notice below from NUMSA, advising of intended picketing to start from 23rd August 2021.  After having carefully considered the notice and the legalities related thereto, SAEFA is of the view that no procedural picketing may take place.  This is because the purpose of such a picket as contemplated needs to be in support of a protected strike.  Since no protected strike has yet been embarked upon (we have informed members of the procedure required in previous communication), there can, therefore, be no picket without, at the very least, explicit agreement from management that employees may gather in the workplace during lunchtimes and teatimes.  Should management wish to enter into such agreements, please ensure that the employees adhere to all of the requisite Covid-19 protocols. 

Any picketing that takes place in the absence of an express agreement with management is unprotected and may result in disciplinary action being taken against participating employees.    

NUMSA Notice of Nationwide Demonstrations in the Engineering Sector