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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

Wage Negotiation Advisory No. 4

9 May 2017

In the Wage Negotiation Advisory No.2, sent out last week, we informed you that most of the employer parties had supported SA Engineers and Founders’ appointment of Mr Jonathan Goldberg as lead negotiator in the 2017 Main Agreement negotiations.  We also reported that SEIFSA had yet to make a decision regarding the appointment, but was scheduled to make a decision on 8 May 2017.  We are pleased to report that at a meeting convened yesterday, the associations affiliated to SEIFSA have taken a decision and have chosen to support the SA Engineers and Founders Association initiative of appointing Mr Goldberg as lead negotiator in the negotiations. 

Wage Negotiations Advisory No. 3

3 May 2017

Employer parties to the MEIBC received formal demands from NUMSA this afternoon (attached). The demands were forwarded by the Office of the General Secretary, along with an offer of assistance from the CCMA to provide a facilitator to assist the parties in the negotiation process.

In line with the requirements of the MEIBC Constitution, NUMSA have formally requested that a meeting of the Management Committee (Manco) be convened, officially kicking off the negotiating process.

Wage Negotiation Advisory No. 2

2 May 2017

Following the Executive Committee and General Members’ meetings of the South African Engineers and Founders Association on 21 February 2017, we would like to update you on developments regarding the 2017 Main Agreement negotiations.  In line with our mandate, the SA Engineers and Founders Association Exco has approached Mr Jonathan Goldberg (http://globalbusiness.co.za/gbs-team/), a seasoned veteran of industry level wage and conditions of employment negotiations, to lead the employer caucus in this year’s wage talks.  Jonathan has a proven track record having concluded multi-year agreements at palatable levels in other major sectors last year without any industrial action. Jonathan accepted the appointment, on condition that all the other employer organisations in the industry also support his appointment. 

Wage Negotiations Advisory No. 1

22 February 2017

This is the first of regular updates on the Main Agreement negotiations. 

It has come to our attention that SEIFSA is actively campaigning against our Association in an attempt to persuade our members to resign from SA Engineers and Founders.  It’s extremely unfortunate that SEIFSA has chosen to react in this aggressive and confrontational manner.  SA Engineers and Founders, in the best interests of the industry, is committed to fixing and building relationships between employer associations and not destroying them.  Some of the claims made by SEIFSA in correspondence with members and potential members of SA Engineers and Founders Association however, cannot go unanswered.